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20250106153725.27660-1-romain.garbage@inria.fr
* guix/profiles.scm (build-system->manifest): New variable.
* doc/guix.texi (Writing Manifests): Document new procedure.
Change-Id: Ib8336232a0cd17168d7ea6aac5d9ee301309f12a
---
doc/guix.texi | 15 +++++++++++++++
guix/profiles.scm | 15 +++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index da4d2f5ebc..309c48dcc4 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -9068,6 +9068,21 @@ line, which can often be more convenient.
@c TODO: specifications->package, etc.
+@deffn {Procedure} build-system->manifest build-system
+Given @var{build-system}, a variable referring to a build system value
+suitable for the @code{build-system} field in the @code{package} record
+type.
+
+In order to be able to use a build system variable, the corresponding
+module must be loaded, as in the following example:
+
+@lisp
+(use-modules (guix build-system cmake))
+
+(build-system->manifest cmake-build-system)
+@end lisp
+@end deffn
+
@node Build Systems
@section Build Systems
diff --git a/guix/profiles.scm b/guix/profiles.scm
index a28cf872cf..b31943fe15 100644
--- a/guix/profiles.scm
+++ b/guix/profiles.scm
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ (define-module (guix profiles)
package->manifest-entry
package->development-manifest
packages->manifest
+ build-system->manifest
ca-certificate-bundle
%default-profile-hooks
%manifest-format-version
@@ -454,6 +455,20 @@ (define (inferior->entry)
packages)
manifest-entry=?)))
+(define (build-system->manifest build-system)
+ "Return a manifest containing the list of packages pulled by BUILD-SYSTEM, a
+variable that defines a build system suitable for the PACKAGE record type."
+ (let ((empty-package (package
+ (name "empty")
+ (version "1")
+ (source #f)
+ (build-system build-system)
+ (home-page #f)
+ (synopsis #f)
+ (description #f)
+ (license #f))))
+ (package->development-manifest empty-package)))
+
(define %manifest-format-version
;; The current manifest format version.
4)
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2.46.0