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Subject: Re: Profiles/manifests-related command line interface enhancements
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:36:44 +0100
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Hello,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> skribis:

> On Sat, 16 Nov 2019 at 23:27, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>> > Me too :-) It's "guix package" that is the worst offender in my
>> > opinion. It does two distinct things: querying the package database and
>> > managing profiles. And now that we have "guix search" for queries,
>>
>> We also have =E2=80=98guix show=E2=80=99, but there=E2=80=99s no standal=
one command equivalent
>> to =E2=80=98--list-installed=E2=80=99, =E2=80=98--list-available=E2=80=
=99, =E2=80=98--list-profiles=E2=80=99, and
>> =E2=80=98--list-generations=E2=80=99.
>
> IMHO, we should have a generic alias system "=C3=A0 la" Git or an UI
> modifier via channel.

I agree, that=E2=80=99d be nice.

>>   1. Arrange so that =E2=80=98--ad-hoc=E2=80=99 becomes the default in =
=E2=80=98guix
>>      environment=E2=80=99, and add a =E2=80=98--devel=E2=80=99 (?) optio=
n for what=E2=80=99s currently
>>      the default.
>
> I agree. David proposed that in "The future of 'guix environment'".
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-08/msg00300.html
>
> And as Konrad mentioned, I prefer "--inputs-of" instead of "--devel".

OK, fine with me!  :-)

>>      Tricky because of compatibility considerations, but would be an
>>      improvement, and goes in the direction of shortening the distance
>>      between =E2=80=98guix environment=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98guix packag=
e=E2=80=99.
>
> Let bump the version and break compatibility. :-p

Heh, I think we owe our users a smooth transition.

>>   2. Add that same =E2=80=98--devel=E2=80=99 option to =E2=80=98guix pac=
kage=E2=80=99.
>
> And to be consistent, why not add a similar option to manifest (via
> "package-environment-inputs" exporting as "<option-name>" same than
> "--option-name"; I opt for option-name equal inputs-of instead of
> devel :-))

You mean we=E2=80=99d have a way to create a manifest and pass it the same
options as on the command line, as strings?

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.