Re: A 'guix pull' option for 'manifest.scm' to be used in the next update

[hub.lombard@free.fr]

Hi Josh :-)

----- Mail original -----
De: "Josh Holland" <josh@inv.alid.pw>
À: "hub lombard" <hub.lombard@free.fr>
Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Envoyé: Lundi 29 Juillet 2019 13:30:36
Objet: Re: A 'guix pull' option for 'manifest.scm' to be used in the next update


Hi Hubert,

hub.lombard@free.fr writes:
> So maybe (I'm not sure) I can try, considering the path of my manifest.scm:
>
> $ guix pull && guix package -m ~/.config/guix/manifest.scm -u

Yep, if that's the right path to where you saved your manifest file.

(Note that the -u option, upgrade, takes an optional argument, a regexp
matching which packages to act on.  I prefer to explicitly pass in
`-u.` to match anything since I normally run this command from my shell
history, and I can then just add any other options I want without them
being interpreted as an argument to -u.)

\o/ it seems very interesting... Feeling like a lucky user to get note about this option.
And I'll try it on my own command-line for the next update.

> Otherwise, unless I have to move my file to another place?

You can save the manifest file wherever you want, since you pass the
path into `guix package` with the -m option it'll always be able to find
it.

... OK, good to know. I'm learning something more!

Thanks,
Josh

Thank you!
Hubert