| 12 Jan 2026 |
 aiya | so i'm trying to fix a package that requires random>=1.3 as a dependency but the version of random in nixpkgs is 1.2. what's the best practice here? do i: | 02:19:34 |
| aiya | * so i'm trying to fix a package that requires random>=1.3 as a dependency but the version of random in nixpkgs is 1.2. what's the best practice here? do i:
- create a new package
random_1_3_1
- try and back-patch the package to work with
random 1.2
- override the build deps for that specific package's derivation? (i don't like this option, other packages require
random>=1.3 too)
| 02:21:05 |
| aiya | * so i'm trying to fix a package that requires random>=1.3 as a dependency but the version of random in nixpkgs is 1.2. what's the best practice here? do i:
- create a new package
random_1_3_1
- try and back-patch the package to work with
random 1.2
- update
random to 1.3 (probably not recommended, stackage lts has it as 1.2.1)
- override the build deps for that specific package's derivation? (i don't like this option, other packages require
random>=1.3 too)
i couldn't find specific guidance on CONTRIBUTING.md and while i know some packages get multiple version i've yet to see a Haskell non-core package have multiple versions on nixpkgs | 02:23:40 |
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 Artem | @aiya:catgirl.cloud: random_1_3_1 is already there (I think because haskellPackages by default include LTS versions and latest versions too) | 04:56:53 |
| Artem | trying to fix liquidhaskell in nixpkgs in the light of https://github.com/ucsd-progsys/liquidhaskell/issues/2188:
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/479484 | 20:52:29 |
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