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> On 1. Jul 2019, at 23:48, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> wrote:
>> - `guix search` would ignore library packages by default
>=20
> I think it=E2=80=99s valid for users to want to install libraries.  =
For Python,
> for example, installing modules that don=E2=80=99t provide any =
executables
> appears to be the norm.

The idea would be that

`guix search <topic>`

would find applications related to topic, while e.g.

`guix search [-l|--include-libraries] <topic>`

would include library packages. So installing libraries would still
be possible.

(It needn=E2=80=99t be a =E2=80=9Capplication vs library=E2=80=9D =
distinction either, it could
be =E2=80=9Cgraphical vs command line=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Cuser vs =
development=E2=80=9D or whatever.)

Robert