GNU bug report logs - #63727
libffi propagation in glib versions causes issues

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From: Csepp <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
To: Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: libffi propagation in glib versions causes issues
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 21:37:10 +0200

guix upgrade: error: profile contains conflicting entries for libffi
guix upgrade: error:   first entry: libffi <at> 3.4.4 /gnu/store/w8b0l8hk6g0fahj4fvmc4qqm3cvaxnmv-libffi-3.4.4
guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from glib <at> 2.72.3
guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from dconf <at> 0.40.0
guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from eog <at> 42.3
guix upgrade: error:   second entry: libffi <at> 3.3 /gnu/store/wgqhlc12qvlwiklam7hz2r311fdcqfim-libffi-3.3
guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from glib <at> 2.70.2
guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from gdk-pixbuf <at> 2.42.4
guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from libnotify <at> 0.7.9

Why do these need to be propagated?

Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Csepp <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
To: Csepp <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
Cc: 63727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63727: libffi propagation in glib versions causes issues
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:50:36 +0200

Csepp <raingloom <at> riseup.net> writes:

> guix upgrade: error: profile contains conflicting entries for libffi
> guix upgrade: error:   first entry: libffi <at> 3.4.4 /gnu/store/w8b0l8hk6g0fahj4fvmc4qqm3cvaxnmv-libffi-3.4.4
> guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from glib <at> 2.72.3
> guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from dconf <at> 0.40.0
> guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from eog <at> 42.3
> guix upgrade: error:   second entry: libffi <at> 3.3 /gnu/store/wgqhlc12qvlwiklam7hz2r311fdcqfim-libffi-3.3
> guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from glib <at> 2.70.2
> guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from gdk-pixbuf <at> 2.42.4
> guix upgrade: error:    ... propagated from libnotify <at> 0.7.9
>
> Why do these need to be propagated?

This issue still persists, stopping me from being able to upgrade.
I also can't have both eog (Eye of GNOME) and the default glib
package installed, so just removing libnotify didn't help, and I'd
rather not play whack-a-mole with removing packages.

Some more insight into why there are multiple propagated versions of
libffi and glib would be greatly appreciated.

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