From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?B?SmFuIFN5bsOhxI1law==?= Subject: Some newbie questions Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:08:12 +0100 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11353b221a7fdb05233b7d00 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46870) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zrk7x-0006jr-UG for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:08:14 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zrk7w-0008NB-WB for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:08:13 -0400 Received: from mail-qg0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c04::22d]:34203) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zrk7w-0008N7-S0 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:08:12 -0400 Received: by qgem9 with SMTP id m9so29520086qge.1 for ; Thu, 29 Oct 2015 03:08:12 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: guix-devel@gnu.org --001a11353b221a7fdb05233b7d00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I've been playing with guix a bit and I must say I really like it. I don't understand a few things though. 1) How do I tell if a package I have installed had been built locally or downloaded as a substitute? 2) There are a lot of packages with executable binaries in the bin/ subfolder in /gnu/store. However, if I didn't explicitly install the package, I don't have it in my profile and can't easily reach the binary without first looking it up in the store. Do I have to always "install" a package to be able to use run it easily? Please, excuse my not-so-clear questions, I still don't fully understand how things really work in guix. Cheers, --=20 Jan Syn=C3=A1=C4=8Dek --001a11353b221a7fdb05233b7d00 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,

I've been playing w= ith guix a bit and I must say I really like it. I don't understand a fe= w things though.

1) How do I tell if a package I have installe= d had been built locally or downloaded as a substitute?

2= ) There are a lot of packages with executable binaries in the bin/ subfolde= r in /gnu/store. However, if I didn't explicitly install the package, I= don't have it in my profile and can't easily reach the binary with= out first looking it up in the store. Do I have to always "install&quo= t; a package to be able to use run it easily?

Please, exc= use my not-so-clear questions, I still don't fully understand how thing= s really work in guix.

Cheers,
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Ja= n Syn=C3=A1=C4=8Dek
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