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-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/base.scm12
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 42d585de9b..0c4a9a08ed 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
libc-utf8-locales-for-target
make-ld-wrapper
libiconv-if-needed
+
+ ;; Beware: the following should not be used the top level to avoid
+ ;; introducing circular module dependencies.
+ canonical-package
%final-inputs))
;;; Commentary:
@@ -1778,12 +1782,18 @@ package needs iconv ,@(libiconv-if-needed) should be added."
(list libiconv)
'()))
-(define-public (canonical-package package)
+;;; Beware: canonical-package should not be used at the top level, to avoid
+;;; eagerly resolving (gnu packages commencement), which would introduce
+;;; circular module dependencies.
+(define (canonical-package package)
;; Avoid circular dependency by lazily resolving 'commencement'.
(let* ((iface (resolve-interface '(gnu packages commencement)))
(proc (module-ref iface 'canonical-package)))
(proc package)))
+;;; Beware: %final-inputs should not be used at the top level, to avoid
+;;; eagerly resolving (gnu packages commencement), which would introduce
+;;; circular module dependencies.
(define* (%final-inputs #:optional (system (%current-system)))
"Return the list of \"final inputs\"."
;; Avoid circular dependency by lazily resolving 'commencement'.