[Guix packaging] Space or death #520

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opened 2026-08-24 17:33:44 +00:00 by htayj · 1 comment

htayj commented

2026-08-24 17:33:44 +00:00

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Candidate

Project: Space or death
Candidate upstream/homepage: http://spaceordeath.blogspot.com
Discovery evidence: IRLDb
Reported license: freeware or GPL
License status: needs authoritative upstream verification before packaging
Catalog note: IRLDb status: talkie.

Scope

Package the independently playable roguelike from source. The canonical repository, latest stable release, source hash, complete dependency closure, and relationship to parent games or sibling forks must be established before implementation. Do not substitute an opaque prebuilt binary.

Research checklist

Identify the canonical maintained source repository and immutable release/commit.
Verify the exact FOSS license for code and every installed font, tile, sound, map, documentation, and bundled dependency.
Check GNU Guix and the channel audit set for an equivalent same-upstream package.
Determine the offline build system and source closure, including submodules or language registries.
Identify updater, telemetry, runtime download, mutable-state, and network behavior that needs Guix integration.

Acceptance checks

guix lint -L . <package> has no package-specific findings.
guix build -L . --no-grafts <package> succeeds without network access or opaque binaries.
Upstream tests run where available, and guix build -L . --no-grafts --check <package> verifies reproducibility.
A fresh HOME/XDG smoke test starts a real local game, exercises meaningful gameplay or save/load behavior, and proves no store writes.
Installed license and third-party notices cover the shipped closure and assets.

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-24T17:33:44Z.

## Candidate - Project: Space or death - Candidate upstream/homepage: http://spaceordeath.blogspot.com - Discovery evidence: [IRLDb](https://forums.roguetemple.com/irldb/index.php?i=47e013c) - Reported license: freeware or GPL - License status: needs authoritative upstream verification before packaging - Catalog note: IRLDb status: talkie. ## Scope Package the independently playable roguelike from source. The canonical repository, latest stable release, source hash, complete dependency closure, and relationship to parent games or sibling forks must be established before implementation. Do not substitute an opaque prebuilt binary. ## Research checklist - Identify the canonical maintained source repository and immutable release/commit. - Verify the exact FOSS license for code and every installed font, tile, sound, map, documentation, and bundled dependency. - Check GNU Guix and the channel audit set for an equivalent same-upstream package. - Determine the offline build system and source closure, including submodules or language registries. - Identify updater, telemetry, runtime download, mutable-state, and network behavior that needs Guix integration. ## Acceptance checks - `guix lint -L . <package>` has no package-specific findings. - `guix build -L . --no-grafts <package>` succeeds without network access or opaque binaries. - Upstream tests run where available, and `guix build -L . --no-grafts --check <package>` verifies reproducibility. - A fresh HOME/XDG smoke test starts a real local game, exercises meaningful gameplay or save/load behavior, and proves no store writes. - Installed license and third-party notices cover the shipped closure and assets. --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/520). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-24T17:33:44Z.

htayj commented

2026-09-12 20:01:00 +00:00

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Goocastle recorded disposition: blocked.

Blocked: no canonical maintained source or immutable revision can be established. The authoritative RogueBasin record for Space or death (revision 18794, https://roguebasin.com/index.php/Space_or_death) identifies developer Rafal Grochala (alias zarathustra), C++, Linux/Windows, and reports only "freeware or GPL"; it links only the candidate homepage. The candidate homepage https://spaceordeath.blogspot.com/ returns Blogger "Blog not found" (HTTP 404), and an exact GitHub repository search for "Space or death" returns zero repositories. The local channel has no matching package or source entry, so no equivalent duplicate was found. Consequently there is no fixed source hash/revision, build metadata or dependency closure, authoritative code/assets/dependency license grant, or safe installed executable/runtime contract to hand to implementation; the no-daemon host also prevents build proof. Unblock only when the rights holder or authoritative archive supplies an accessible canonical source archive/repository at a fixed release/commit, complete build instructions and closure (including submodules and assets), explicit redistribution licenses for every fetched origin and installed asset, and a documented or wrapper-provided deterministic meaningful smoke invocation.

Imported from GitHub comment. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-09-12T20:01:00Z.

Goocastle recorded disposition: blocked. Blocked: no canonical maintained source or immutable revision can be established. The authoritative RogueBasin record for Space or death (revision 18794, https://roguebasin.com/index.php/Space_or_death) identifies developer Rafal Grochala (alias zarathustra), C++, Linux/Windows, and reports only "freeware or GPL"; it links only the candidate homepage. The candidate homepage https://spaceordeath.blogspot.com/ returns Blogger "Blog not found" (HTTP 404), and an exact GitHub repository search for "Space or death" returns zero repositories. The local channel has no matching package or source entry, so no equivalent duplicate was found. Consequently there is no fixed source hash/revision, build metadata or dependency closure, authoritative code/assets/dependency license grant, or safe installed executable/runtime contract to hand to implementation; the no-daemon host also prevents build proof. Unblock only when the rights holder or authoritative archive supplies an accessible canonical source archive/repository at a fixed release/commit, complete build instructions and closure (including submodules and assets), explicit redistribution licenses for every fetched origin and installed asset, and a documented or wrapper-provided deterministic meaningful smoke invocation. --- Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/520#issuecomment-5648336568). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-09-12T20:01:00Z.