build-self: Explain why we keep using deprecated bindings.
authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:39:00 +0000 (16:39 +0200)
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:39:00 +0000 (16:39 +0200)
* build-aux/build-self.scm (build): Add comment regarding the deprecated
names.

build-aux/build-self.scm

index 9619e0e..1ddd223 100644 (file)
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ files."
   (mlet %store-monad ((build  (build-program source version guile-version
                                              #:pull-version pull-version))
                       (system (if system (return system) (current-system)))
+
+                      ;; Note: Use the deprecated names here because the
+                      ;; caller might be Guix <= 0.16.0.
                       (port   ((store-lift nix-server-socket)))
                       (major  ((store-lift nix-server-major-version)))
                       (minor  ((store-lift nix-server-minor-version))))