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authorRicardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>2022-07-19 23:44:11 +0200
committerRicardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>2022-07-19 23:49:42 +0200
commitbe7b314f3fe22273e935accac22f313e44d3d970 (patch)
tree35db2b6f06b66b5f3b0317811660f8ec88ee8bf9 /doc
parent22530b2645d64658e4b7dea8801f5604dfd395a0 (diff)
import: Enable recursive import for texlive packages.
* guix/import/texlive.scm (tlpdb->package): Add VERSION argument; include explicit version field in output. (texlive->guix-package): Set default value for VERSION argument; adjust call of tlpdb->package. (texlive-recursive-import): Accept REPO and VERSION keyword arguments. * guix/import/utils.scm (package->definition): Add a clause to deal with output from tlpdb->package. * guix/scripts/import/texlive.scm (%options): Add "recursive" option. (guix-import-texlive): Honor "recursive" option. * doc/guix.texi (Using TeX and LaTeX): Mention "recursive" option.
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@@ -40965,6 +40965,16 @@ package, you can try and import it (@pxref{Invoking guix import}):
guix import texlive @var{package}
@end example
+Additional options include:
+
+@table @code
+@item --recursive
+@itemx -r
+Traverse the dependency graph of the given upstream package recursively
+and generate package expressions for all those packages that are not yet
+in Guix.
+@end table
+
@quotation Note
@TeX{} Live packaging is still very much work in progress, but you can
help! @xref{Contributing}, for more information.