[Nix-dev] Using "wrapper" in attribute names and paths (was: Re: python-x.y.z-wrapper vs python-x.y.z-full)

[Florian Friesdorf]

Hi Peter,

On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:43:02 +0200, Peter Simons <simons at cryp.to> wrote:
>  > I would expect an upgrade to change something installed to the newest
>  > version available, not to the newest version + additional libraries.
> 
> If a sufficiently large group in the community feels that way, then we
> could rename python-2.7.1-wrapper to, say, full-python-2.7.1. That would
> prevent those updates. Personally, I feel having that particular update
> path is fine, though.

Apart from the update issue, I would look at all packages that currently
use "wrapper" in the attribute name and/or path (see attached list).

nix-env -i firefox -- works
nix-env -i gcc -- does not work, instead: nix-env -i gcc-wrapper

- who is interested in knowing that it is a wrapper?
- when is "wrapper" used in the attribute path?
- when is "wrapper" used in the attribute name?

I don't see this as high priority, but as questions that should be
answered for sake of consistency.

regards
florian

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