From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Catonano Subject: environments Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 20:27:02 +0200 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0103df4cf650ee0530b26323 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54799) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arrPU-0002mq-Gh for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:27:05 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arrPT-000745-JT for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:27:04 -0400 Received: from mail-ig0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c05::236]:38083) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arrPT-000741-E2 for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:27:03 -0400 Received: by mail-ig0-x236.google.com with SMTP id y9so8849829igg.1 for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:27:03 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: help-guix@gnu.org --089e0103df4cf650ee0530b26323 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I understand that environments are for developing projects installing dependencies in a separate space in order not to clutter the main installation. Say I want to work on a ruby based project. This is an hypothesis, actually I have never seen a single line of ruby code in my life Now, this project has a gem file downloading tons of components that the project depends on. Is it possible to type guix environment ruby then inside such an environment run bundler (or how it is called) and have it do its thing ? It will download to the local project folder not trying to affect anything outside the project, right ? --089e0103df4cf650ee0530b26323 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I understand that = environments are for developing projects installing dependencies in a separ= ate space in order not to clutter the main installation.

Say I= want to work on a ruby based project. This is an hypothesis, actually I ha= ve never seen a single line of ruby code in my life

Now, this projec= t has a gem file downloading tons of components that the project depends on= .

Is it possible to type

guix environment ruby
then inside such an environment run bundler (or how it is called= ) and have it do its thing ?

It will download to the local pro= ject folder not trying to affect anything outside the project, right ?
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