From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Quiliro Ordonez Subject: Re: Installing webbrowser and email client via Guix package manager Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:42:00 -0800 Message-ID: <63c04bde46db8931cdabc6adab12df63@riseup.net> References: <875ztvcyku.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <874l9fcyj0.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <3eeb4f77a319d101b23dc171e8b34636@riseup.net> <8736oy9wcu.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> Reply-To: quiliro@fsfla.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:42802) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gsDup-0005hY-Cm for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:42:32 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gsDuh-0005le-Bt for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:42:26 -0500 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:42342) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gsDuY-0005dI-7H for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:42:14 -0500 Received: from piha.riseup.net (piha-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.163]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B57E21A30F7 for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2019 13:42:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by piha.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4D6BA1C2934 for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2019 13:42:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <8736oy9wcu.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> 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 El 2019-02-08 14:40, Pierre Neidhardt escribi=C3=B3: >> > To install the recsel comand, you need to install the package >> > recutils. Then give a look at the manual: >> > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Invoking-guix-= package.html#Invoking-guix-package >>=20 >>=20 >> What a fine explanation! I filled in some of my own knowledge gaps wi= th >> it. It would be great to include something like that on the manual. >=20 > Well, the quote link is precisely the manual :) The examples on the original email were more explanatory than those on the manual. > That said, if you can pin point sections that could be improve, please = send > your suggestions to the mailing list, we should never stop working on t= he fine > manual :) I suggest adding the examples you posted on your email at the --search section of guix package. >> I looked at this part. But I am missing some exercise such as the >> previous one on Emacs-Guix. It would help introduce myself on some >> practical use of that promising package. Would someone provide such >> thing please? >=20 > Are you asking for example of use cases of Emacs-Guix? Yes > Sure, for instance you can can list your installed packages, click on a= package > to display it's details, install other outputs from there, display the = graphs, > etc. >=20 > You can list generations and "diff" them! (One of my favourite feats!) > Then you can switch and delete generations. >=20 > There are helper functions for development, such as a "build-log-mode" = to > navigate the build phase outputs (e.g. you jump from the "configure pha= se" to > the "build phase"), you can even toggle-fold the phase outputs. >=20 > And so much more! > Emacs-Guix has a very complete manual: >=20 > https://emacs-guix.gitlab.io/website/manual/latest/html_node/index.html The explanation you give above is not as great as your examples were on your previous email for guix package. But I think that the Emacs-guix looks good. I will review it. Thank you very much for your feedback.