[Nix-dev] Re: [Nix-commits] SVN commit: nix - 12037 - eelco - in nixpkgs/trunk/pkgs: applications/version-management/git top-level

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Isaac Dupree <isaacdupree at charter.net>
writes:

> Marc Weber wrote:
>>>   $ gitk   /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/ludo/profile/bin/gitk:
>>> line 3: exec: wish: not found
>>>
>>> Can we either remove the option altogether (my preference), or make sure
>>> Tcl/Tk programs don't get installed when the option is disabled?
>>>
>>>> * git: always install the Emacs mode but don't depend on Emacs to do
>>>>   it (just don't build the .elc files).
>>
>> I was hit by it as well.
>> I guess there is another way to handle this:
>> replace the git application by a small script echoing
>> " to use this feature reinstall git with XXX enabled"
>
> and returning nonzero exit code so automatic tests won't as likely
> think it's working

... or simply remove the unavailable apps such as `gitk' (I assume Marc
was referring to it, despite the bogus quote).

Thanks,
Ludovic.