From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: myglc2 Subject: bug#22598: 'info guix' fails on guixSD Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:50:46 -0500 Message-ID: <877fif8ixl.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56060) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlHW-00066B-8N for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:51:07 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlHS-0007DM-54 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:51:06 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:57729) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlHS-0007DH-1i for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:51:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlHR-0000Fx-TL for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:51:01 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55845) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlGl-00061N-2E for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:50:19 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlGg-00076e-Uy for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:50:19 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:32777) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlGg-00076V-N9 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:50:14 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aSlGf-0000fK-0R for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:50:13 +0100 Received: from c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net ([73.167.118.254]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:50:12 +0100 Received: from myglc2 by c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:50:12 +0100 List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: 22598@debbugs.gnu.org 'man guix' is quite likely the first thing a new user types. The man page is a stub to 'info guix'... GUIX(1) [...] If the info and guix programs are properly installed at your site, the command info guix should give you access to the complete manual. However, on guixSD, 'info guix' produces 'bash: info: command not found'. While this result is technically understandable, it does seem rather user-unfriendly. Work arounds (tested on guixSD) are ... 1 guix environment guix info guix 2 tell the user that if info doesn't work, install it. But both of these seem like bad things to say on the first man page. >From a usability point of view, it would probably be best to include info in the global guixSD packages. SIDE THOUGHT: I love reading and using info in emacs. However, I will do almost anything to avoid having to use the actual info program. I expect many potential guix users are the same, or, more likely, have never heard of info. To improve the "man-points-to-info" man strategy (which I fully support) perhaps guixSD and guix should include a user-friendly info reader and the man page should point to that.