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dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.71 X-TUID: HhfyLxSl+rvk Reza Alizadeh Majd writes: > On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:53:10 +0200 > Ricardo Wurmus wrote: > >> Reza Alizadeh Majd writes: >>=20 >> > it would also be great to be able to pass list of ad-hoc packages, >> > using a manifest file, something like --ad-hoc-manifest switch. or >> > maybe there is such option already available that I missed.=20=20=20 >>=20 >> What would that look like? Just a file containing package names? >>=20 > > yes, a possible use-case would be to provide a development > environment for a software which is not packaged yet. during > development phase, we could easily update this manifest file and > include third-parties we need to use. But isn=E2=80=99t this exactly what you can use a manifest file for already? =E2=80=9Cguix environment=E2=80=9D not only accepts a file that describes a= package, but also a manifest. --=20 Ricardo