[Nix-dev] Re: Re: [PATCH 1/2] t/scons

[Yury G. Kudryashov]

Marc Weber wrote:

I have no opinion which path is better. I'll just suggest some workarounds.

> If I compare this to:
> - introduce NIX_SCONS_PATH (- because complexity increases much more)
> - users have to look it up
Buildenv can set NIX_SCONS_PATH to NIX_PROFILES/bin:NIX_PROFILES/sbin.
> - nix derivations have to set it
This can be done by scons build-hook.
> => lot's of bloat for no reason
No opinion here.
>  
> So for me its no option. If we go the complicated way for
> "documentation" reasons which are subject for discussion anyway and
> where no use case exists I can't appreciate it.
> 
> We should strive hard for overall simplicity if possible.
> 
> Marc Weber