From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: Add a pastebin client to the next guixsd image release Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:28:35 +0100 Message-ID: <87a8c6ojlo.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87mvgby2yr.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> <87wpfezq7d.fsf@gmail.com> <87fum2ytt2.fsf@gnu.org> <878trt8k7e.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> <87inqv75rr.fsf@gnu.org> <87a8c7wc0l.fsf@wasp.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57571) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEv0L-0004t7-Rm for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:28:42 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEv0H-0006rr-RA for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:28:41 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87a8c7wc0l.fsf@wasp.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> (ng0@libertad.pw's message of "Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:32:58 +0000") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: ng0 Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org ng0 skribis: > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: > >> ng0 skribis: >> >>> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: >>> >>>> Alex Kost skribis: >>>> >>>>> ng0 (2016-12-04 18:16 +0000) wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think the next release image for GuixSD should include >>>>>> wgetpaste as a tool. This would make it possible for people who >>>>>> are stuck in the image and who are doing the installation, to >>>>>> paste the config.scm or any other command output. >>>>> >>>>> I agree: some *simple* paste tool would be good in the system image f= or >>>>> such cases. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions of a package? We don=E2=80=99t have a wgetpaste packa= ge, do we? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Ludo=E2=80=99. >>>> >>> >>> As far as I know, Leo added it some days ago: >>> >>> ng0@wasp ~$ guix package -s wgetpaste >>> name: wgetpaste >>> version: 2.28 >> >> Oh indeed, sorry. >> >> I agree that this is useful, but I=E2=80=99m not entirely clear that add= ing it >> to the installation image by default is needed? (One can always install >> it in there if needed.) >> >> Ludo=E2=80=99. >> > > Then case 2 I mentioned in the original post could be applied? We > mention that for getting help, pastebin client(s) exists and how > to list them and maybe document it in the section for gettion > support / help / something related (I haven't looked at all the > topics recently). OK, though in practice when users have to resort to pasting stuff and discussing problems on IRC, we=E2=80=99ve already lost in the sense that it suggests that our installation method or documentation is broken. Most users would give up before coming to #guix, and others can just as well run =E2=80=9Cguix package -i wgetpaste=E2=80=9D. WDYT? Ludo=E2=80=99.