2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

M guix/profiles.scm
M tests/profiles.scm

@@ 163,9 163,8 @@
         (call-with-input-file file read-manifest)
         (manifest '()))))
 
-(define* (package->manifest-entry package #:optional output)
-  "Return a manifest entry for the OUTPUT of package PACKAGE.  When OUTPUT is
-omitted or #f, use the first output of PACKAGE."
+(define* (package->manifest-entry package #:optional (output "out"))
+  "Return a manifest entry for the OUTPUT of package PACKAGE."
   (let ((deps (map (match-lambda
                     ((label package)
                      (gexp-input package))


@@ 175,7 174,7 @@ omitted or #f, use the first output of PACKAGE."
     (manifest-entry
      (name (package-name package))
      (version (package-version package))
-     (output (or output (car (package-outputs package))))
+     (output output)
      (item package)
      (dependencies (delete-duplicates deps))
      (search-paths (package-transitive-native-search-paths package)))))


@@ 188,8 187,8 @@ denoting a specific output of a package."
    (map (match-lambda
          ((package output)
           (package->manifest-entry package output))
-         (package
-           (package->manifest-entry package)))
+         ((? package? package)
+          (package->manifest-entry package)))
         packages)))
 
 (define (manifest->gexp manifest)

@@ 207,6 207,16 @@
                                        #:hooks '())))
     (return (derivation-inputs drv))))
 
+(test-assert "package->manifest-entry defaults to \"out\""
+  (let ((outputs (package-outputs packages:glibc)))
+    (equal? (manifest-entry-output
+             (package->manifest-entry (package
+                                        (inherit packages:glibc)
+                                        (outputs (reverse outputs)))))
+            (manifest-entry-output
+             (package->manifest-entry packages:glibc))
+            "out")))
+
 (test-assertm "profile-manifest, search-paths"
   (mlet* %store-monad
       ((guile ->   (package