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authorMaxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>2021-02-22 16:43:10 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2021-03-17 23:10:19 +0100
commitce10e2b3e93476a89cf85838fa21bb8b54268b1f (patch)
treec95af8f143b13b4098414b8e4dfd188062eddc14 /gnu/packages/autotools.scm
parentf526105210fc3a3b3af9ad59a635a63bd32100ab (diff)
downloadguix-ce10e2b3e93476a89cf85838fa21bb8b54268b1f.tar.gz
gnu: Use autoconf instead of autoconf-wrapper when possible.
This should reduce confusion on when to use the "autoconf"
package and when to use "autoconf-wrapper" instead in
package definitions.

Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/46564>.

* gnu/packages/autotools.scm (autoconf-wrapper):
  advise to use the "autoconf" package instead where
  possible.
* gnu/packages/game-development.scm (tsukundere)[native-inputs]:
  use "autoconf" instead of "autoconf-wrapper".
* gnu/packages/gimp.scm
  (glimpse)[native-inputs]: likewise.
  (gimp-resynthesizer)[native-inputs]: add comment on why
  "autoconf-wrapper" is used.
* gnu/packages/gnunet.scm (gnunet)[native-inputs]:
  use "autoconf" instead of "autoconf-wrapper".
* gnu/packages/gnupg.scm (signing-party)[native-inputs]:
  add comment on why "autoconf-wrapper" is used.
* gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
  (guile-bash,guile-filesystem,guile-ics,guile-udev)[native-inputs]:
  use "autoconf" instead of "autoconf-wrapper".
* gnu/packages/libevent.scm (libuv)[native-inputs]: indicates
  "autoconf-wrapper" needs to be replaced with "autoconf"
  on core-updates.
* gnu/packages/logging.scm (glog)[native-inputs]: use "autoconf"
  instead of "autoconf-wrapper".
* gnu/packages/mail.scm (libetpan)[native-inputs]: likewise.
* gnu/packages/mate.scm
  (mate-icon-theme-faenza)[native-inputs]: add comment on why
  "autoconf-wrapper" is used.
  (mate-screensaver)[native-inputs]: use "autoconf" instead of
  "autoconf-wrapper".
* gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[native-inputs]: likewise.
* gnu/packages/sawfish.scm (librep)[native-inputs]: likewise.
* gnu/packages/video.scm (motion)[native-inputs]: likewise.
* gnu/packages/zile.scm (zile)[native-inputs]: likewise.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/autotools.scm b/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
index e999688894..12a36a4709 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ exec ~a --no-auto-compile \"$0\" \"$@\"
     ;; Do not show it in the UI since it's meant for internal use.
     (properties '((hidden? . #t)))))
 
+;; Only use this package when autoconf is not usable,
+;; see <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/46564#1>.
 (define-public autoconf-wrapper
   (make-autoconf-wrapper autoconf))