From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alex Kost Subject: bug#22981: guix-edit does not find git checkout directory Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:38:51 +0300 Message-ID: <87k2l6yaxg.fsf@gmail.com> References: <871t7iov3n.fsf@gmail.com> <87io0tnunt.fsf@gmail.com> <874mcdf4z1.fsf@gmail.com> <87egbg12gs.fsf@gmail.com> <8737rv2l36.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51114) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1af2UL-000340-Vo for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Mar 2016 05:39:07 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1af2UI-00032W-Oa for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Mar 2016 05:39:05 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:49502) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1af2UI-00032S-Ka for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Mar 2016 05:39:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1af2UI-0004fQ-Fv for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Mar 2016 05:39:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <8737rv2l36.fsf@gmail.com> (myglc2@gmail.com's message of "Sat, 12 Mar 2016 21:00:29 -0500") List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: myglc2 Cc: 22981@debbugs.gnu.org myglc2 (2016-03-13 05:00 +0300) wrote: [...] > Thank you for this great summary. This list + the post you referenced > make me feel better that I am taking so long to figure Guix out ;) > > OTOH, guix as more state-full than I had hoped ;( > > I suggest that you think of it this way: You are running an easter egg > hunt (I hope this is an OK analogy). You have awesome eggs (No kidding, > I can attest that the Guix eggs are truly awesome). When the children > find the eggs they will be truly happy. But the eggs are hard to > find. If the children don't find the eggs they will not be happy! Worse > yet, your eggs will be wasted! So ... make it easy for children to find > your eggs. I don't know what an "easter egg hunt" is, but I think I get your analogy. > You probably already thought of this: Can guix be made easier to use by > converting some of the state-full guix configuration into guix recipe > inputs? Sorry, my knowledge in English language is not enough to understand this question. Could you explain what "state-full" means? -- Alex