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llhttp package in guix contains generated sources

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From: Jelle Licht <jlicht <at> fsfe.org>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: llhttp package in guix contains generated sources
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:14:19 +0200

Hi all,

Our llhttp package contains generated sources.  Running:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
ls $(guix build llhttp --source)/src
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

shows the existence of a llhttp.c file, which is a generated file.

To the best of my understanding, few in the wider community
generates these files from the (JavaScript) sources.

We currently end up doing this in the (hidden) llhttp-bootstrap package,
which uses the last version of Node.js that could be built without
depending on llhttp to build llhttp (which is then used as an input for
building more recent versions of Node.js).

Kind regards,
Jelle

Message #8 received at 71645 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Jelle Licht" <jlicht <at> posteo.net>
To: <71645 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: llhttp package in guix contains generated sources
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 22:14:00 +0000

Hi folks,

This is still an issue;
should we wait for someone to properly package things, or should be remove the llhttp package that currently exists along with its only dependent (restinio)?

Kind regards,
Jelle Licht

Message #11 received at 71645 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: "Jelle Licht" <jlicht <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 71645 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71645: llhttp package in guix contains generated sources
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 17:12:27 +0200

Hi,

"Jelle Licht" <jlicht <at> posteo.net> writes:

> This is still an issue;
> should we wait for someone to properly package things, or should be
> remove the llhttp package that currently exists along with its only
> dependent (restinio)?

There’s no policy in place saying that this should be removed, even
though it’s clearly not great.

I’m a bit confused though: isn’t ‘llhttp-bootstrap’ precisely about
generating that C file?  What’s missing?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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