> > Why not just do:
> >
> >   guix shell -- make metadata
>
> I do like the idea of not making it depend on guix.
>
> One of the things I am trying to avoid, though, is typing long
> guix commands.
>
> When I type "make guix-shell", what I really want is something
> like:
>
> guix-shell:
>   guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- shell --pure --check -m 
>   manifest.scm
> 
> Or if I am doing embedded work I might want type "make 
> serial-shell" to do something like:
> 
> serial-shell:
>   guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- shell -m manifest.scm 
>   --container --expose=$(PORT) picocom -- picocom -b 9600 -f n -y 
>   n -d 8 -p 1 -c $(PORT)
> 
> I guess I am just curious how other people manage such long 
> commands?
>

I recently came up with the same solution as you[1][2] :)

I haven't considered hard requirement on Guix a major issue. But I did
for a moment think about another solution to the same problem. I
believe it'd be possible to use a mere shell script instead of
a Makefile. Or a mere guile script or Python script (setup.py on
steroids?) :)

Wojtek

[1] https://git.koszko.org/pydrilla/
[2] https://git.koszko.org/koszko-org-server/


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