[bug#59520] [PATCH] doc: Note that guix package can operate on outputs.

[zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 22:42, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Guix-patches via <guix-patches@gnu.org> wrote:
> zimoun 写道：
>> BTW, I am not convinced that people would install a package by 
>> referring
>> by its store path.
>
> OK?  I do it all the time.

How do you get the store path in the first place?


Because from my understanding…

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 16:02, Abhishek Cherath <abhi@quic.us> wrote:

> Well I had to do it today! (rust 1.65 is defined but not exported, so to 
> install it I ran `guix build -e '(@@ (gnu packages rust rust-1.65)'`, 
> then `guix install /gnu/store/...-rust-1.6.5`

…what is missing is a way to provide an expression to “guix package” or
“guix install”.  Something like,

    guix install --expression='(@@ (gnu packages rust) rust-1.65)'


Indeed, it costs nothing to document the “feature” as you, Abhishek, are
proposing. :-)

Cheers,
simon