From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: guix environment & PS1
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:45:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fv5gj9je.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1435182094-13537-1-git-send-email-tipecaml@gmail.com> (Cyril Roelandt's message of "Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:41:34 +0200")
Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com> skribis:
> +(define (run-shell shell env-name)
> + "Run the given SHELL, adding '(ENV-NAME) ' at the start of the prompt."
> + (cond ((string=? shell "/bin/bash")
> + (let* ((directory (or (getenv "TMPDIR") "/tmp"))
> + (template (string-append directory "/guix-file.XXXXXX"))
> + (out (mkstemp! template)))
> + (format out "export PS1=\"(~a) $PS1\"" env-name)
> + (flush-output-port out)
> + (system (string-append "/bin/bash --rcfile " template))))
What about this simpler idea: ‘guix environment’ would unconditionally
do:
(setenv "GUIX_ENVIRONMENT" "t")
and then users can choose in their .bashrc to use a separate PS1 when
GUIX_ENVIRONMENT is defined.
WDYT?
Ludo’.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-06-25 11:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-06-24 21:41 [PATCH] guix environment: add a '--env-name' option Cyril Roelandt
2015-06-25 11:45 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2015-06-25 12:02 ` guix environment & PS1 Ricardo Wurmus
2015-06-25 13:04 ` Thompson, David
2015-06-25 13:28 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2015-06-25 20:00 ` Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
2015-06-25 20:40 ` Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
2015-06-29 8:41 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-06-29 10:04 ` Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
2015-06-25 13:02 ` Thompson, David
2015-07-01 13:10 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-07-01 13:59 ` Thompson, David
2015-07-01 17:07 ` Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
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