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From: George Clemmer <myglc2@gmail.com>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, elaexuotee@wilsonb.com
Subject: Re: Using --manfistest with <profile>/manifest files
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:03:09 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <85eeqf152a.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86blljs64k.fsf@gmail.com>


Hi zimoun,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

> In contradiction with what I wrote above, I agree. :-)
>
> <profile>/manifest should be renamed <profile>/specifications or
> something like that.
>
> And a comment could be inserted in this file saying: internal usage, do
> not modify, etc..
>
> WDYT?

Sure, that would work. But, on further thought, I would like to amend my
suggestion -- to change which ever is easier. I say that because ...

"manifest" occurs ~600 times in the ./guix directory. I am guessing its
use is deeply embedded with developers. If so, renaming it internally
seems like a bad idea. And if we write our internal manifest into the
profile and call it "specifications" it will only add the confusion.

OTOH, "manifest" occurs only ~50 times in guix.info and the "user API"
seems limited to the --manifest option and the functions:
specifications->manifest and packages->manifest. Furthermore it is a new
concept for new users. So I don't think users care what we call it.

Bottom line: change whichever is more convenient for developers.

HTH - George


  reply	other threads:[~2020-06-16 14:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-06-11  1:40 Using --manfistest with <profile>/manifest files elaexuotee
2020-06-13 20:36 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-06-14 10:17   ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-06-14 15:24     ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-06-15  7:52       ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-06-16  9:44         ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-06-15  8:08       ` zimoun
2020-06-16  9:46         ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-06-16 11:33           ` elaexuotee
2020-06-16 13:42             ` zimoun
2020-06-17  0:45               ` elaexuotee
2020-06-17  7:58                 ` how to "guix pack" a profile? zimoun
2020-06-18  9:20                   ` elaexuotee
2020-06-18 23:49                     ` zimoun
2020-06-19  2:52                       ` elaexuotee
2020-06-19  8:30                         ` zimoun
2020-06-19 12:34                           ` elaexuotee
2020-06-19 15:38                             ` zimoun
2020-06-19 10:00                         ` zimoun
2020-06-19 12:16                           ` elaexuotee
2020-06-19 20:40                         ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-06-19 20:35                   ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-06-16  2:51   ` Using --manfistest with <profile>/manifest files George Clemmer
2020-06-16  4:27     ` elaexuotee
2020-06-17 19:09       ` George Clemmer
2020-06-16  9:38     ` zimoun
2020-06-16 14:03       ` George Clemmer [this message]
2020-06-16 15:09         ` zimoun
2020-06-16  9:50     ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-06-15  7:54 ` zimoun
2020-06-15 10:08   ` elaexuotee
2020-06-16  9:09     ` zimoun

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