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Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: Add 'environment' command.
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David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu> skribis:

>> I didn=E2=80=99t mention it before but it would be wonderful if you coul=
d come
>> up with a little test case.  It=E2=80=99s a bit difficult, esp. since th=
e tests
>> cannot assume that will download & build the world.  So basically the
>> test could do, in a tests/guix-environment.sh script:
>>
>>   guix environment -e '(@@ (gnu packages bootstrap) %bootstrap-guile)' .=
..
>>
>> and make sure it at least sees =E2=80=98guile=E2=80=99 in $PATH.
>>
>> WDYT?  That can come in a later commit if you prefer.
>>
>
> Hmm, it's actually a bit trickier than that because the bootstrap guile
> has no inputs, so the resulting purified environment is completely
> empty.

Ah OK.

> +@table @code
> +@item --expression=3D@var{expr}
> +@itemx -E @var{expr}
> +Create an environment for the package that @var{expr} evaluates to.

[...]

> +@item --exec=3D@var{command}
> +@item -e @var{command}
> +Execute @var{command} in the new environment.

Typo: swap -e/-E.

The rest is alright, OK to commit!

Thank you!

Ludo=E2=80=99.