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Subject: Re: After installing Java, what should I set JAVA_HOME to?
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:59:08 +0100
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To: Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer@gmail.com>
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Hello Zachary,

Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer@gmail.com> skribis:

> This is like inventing a new recipe, and requiring that all diners at your
> restaurant eschew forks while eating the meal.
>
> Having to switch the way I *use* installed packages is a /significant/
> downside to using Guix.

I think we all agree here that Guix shouldn=E2=80=99t force you to use a
different kind of fork.  ;-)

In general, using a package installed with Guix doesn=E2=80=99t involve any
changes, apart from extra settings if you=E2=80=99re using Guix on a =E2=80=
=9Cforeign
distros=E2=80=9D=C2=B9.

I don=E2=80=99t understand the Java situation well enough, but if there=E2=
=80=99s
something that forces you to =E2=80=9Cuse a different kind of fork=E2=80=9D=
, then it=E2=80=99s
either a bug or missing documentation in Guix.  That is, you should
definitely be able to use Gradle if that is what you want to do.

Now, I understand that there=E2=80=99s no Gradle package in Guix yet, Ricar=
do=E2=80=99s
email discusses this issue.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.

=C2=B9 https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Application-Setup=
.html