GNU bug report logs - #27165
API Reference: origin-patches description should be more descriptive

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Package: guix;

Reported by: sirgazil <sirgazil <at> zoho.com>

Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 15:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

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From: sirgazil <sirgazil <at> zoho.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: API Reference: origin-patches description should be more descriptive
Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 10:46:03 -0500

Steps to reproduce
============

1. Go to
https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/origin-Reference.html.
2. Locate the "patches" field description.


Unexpected situation
=============

The value for the "patches" field is described as a list of file names.


Expected situation
===========

The value for the "patches" field is described as a list of objects that
can be "lowered". For example, file name strings, <origin> objects, ??? ¹

If appropriate, a link to the meaning of "lowered" should be provided.




Notes
====

1. IRC chat about the value of "origin-patches"
https://gnunet.org/bot/log/guix/2017-05-31#T1405402.


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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: sirgazil <sirgazil <at> zoho.com>
Cc: 27165-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27165: API Reference: origin-patches description should be
 more descriptive
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 00:37:00 +0200

sirgazil <sirgazil <at> zoho.com> skribis:

> Expected situation
> ===========
>
> The value for the "patches" field is described as a list of objects that
> can be "lowered". For example, file name strings, <origin> objects, ??? ¹

Indeed, fixed in ec5495ba3f06655252959aebe9d9d273387c6125.

Thanks,
Ludo’.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:24:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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