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It's not about 'right' (why would grepping Guix return wrong code=2E=2E=2E= ? Impossible! :-)=2E It's a matter partly of preference and partly of usin= g the best tool for the job=2E Omitted from your second example is a call to list, and the #~ that both h= ave in common is just syntactic sugar for (gexp =2E=2E=2E)=2E So the two forms you're comparing are: (gexp '("a" "b" "c")) (gexp (list "a" "b" "c")) Both are completely equivalent when they contain only strings=2E Choose w= hichever you like=2E When you have several procedures to call, calling 'list' can look cleaner: (list (string-append "foo=3D" bar) "baz") Although strictly speaking ` uses fewer characters and is just as correct: `(,(string-append "foo=3D" bar) "baz") Most Guix developers prefer (list =2E=2E=2E) because it's more self-explan= atory to people unfamiliar with Lisps=2E However, 'quoting is such a funda= mental building block that it probably matters little in practice=2E Your name looks familiar so I'll assume you understand basic Lisps concept= s like quote & quasiquote=2E If not, I strongly suggest learning the basic= s, it will make Guix much less mysterious=2E As long as configure-flag gets a list, it matters little how you construct= it: #~(append (list "my" "flags") '("are" "many") (string-append "colo" "ured")) Just be consistent=2E Kind regards, T G-R Sent on the go=2E Excuse or enjoy my brevity=2E