Re: Add a pastebin client to the next guixsd image release

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

ng0 <ng0@libertad.pw> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> ng0 <ng0@libertad.pw> skribis:
>>
>>> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
>>>>
>>>>> ng0 (2016-12-04 18:16 +0000) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the next release image for GuixSD should include
>>>>>> wgetpaste as a tool. This would make it possible for people who
>>>>>> are stuck in the image and who are doing the installation, to
>>>>>> paste the config.scm or any other command output.
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree: some *simple* paste tool would be good in the system image for
>>>>> such cases.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions of a package?  We don’t have a wgetpaste package, do we?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ludo’.
>>>>
>>>
>>> As far as I know, Leo added it some days ago:
>>>
>>> ng0@wasp ~$ guix package -s wgetpaste
>>> name: wgetpaste
>>> version: 2.28
>>
>> Oh indeed, sorry.
>>
>> I agree that this is useful, but I’m not entirely clear that adding it
>> to the installation image by default is needed?  (One can always install
>> it in there if needed.)
>>
>> Ludo’.
>>
>
> Then case 2 I mentioned in the original post could be applied? We
> mention that for getting help, pastebin client(s) exists and how
> to list them and maybe document it in the section for gettion
> support / help / something related (I haven't looked at all the
> topics recently).

OK, though in practice when users have to resort to pasting stuff and
discussing problems on IRC, we’ve already lost in the sense that it
suggests that our installation method or documentation is broken.

Most users would give up before coming to #guix, and others can just as
well run “guix package -i wgetpaste”.

WDYT?

Ludo’.