From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mathieu Lirzin Subject: bug#19219: New command-line syntax for package + version? Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 23:45:14 +0100 Message-ID: <87io3fo8sl.fsf@gnu.org> References: <20141129203122.GA15720@debian> <87ppbws61p.fsf@gnu.org> <874mfssrxd.fsf@gnu.org> <87si3ah1d1.fsf@gnu.org> <87h9jblks4.fsf@gnu.org> <87k2o7h3ux.fsf@gnu.org> <8737uu9pro.fsf@gnu.org> <87oad8vxkx.fsf_-_@gnu.org> 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]:57663) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aEPVS-0004jD-Iy for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:46:11 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aEPVK-0004EM-3X for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:46:06 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:43109) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aEPVK-0004EI-0F for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:46:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aEPVJ-0002pG-Rl for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:46:01 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87oad8vxkx.fsf_-_@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?\=22's\?\= message of "Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:07:58 +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: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: 19219@debbugs.gnu.org ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > I had to think a lot because that=E2=80=99s a big change (technically sim= ple I > think, but it=E2=80=99s the change of UI and habits that=E2=80=99s bigger= ;-)). I came > to the conclusion that it=E2=80=99s probably a necessary thing. Sure, such change should not be made lightly. > Regarding the aesthetics, I=E2=80=99d be in favor of using @ for the vers= ion: You mean like npm... :) > guile@1.8 > guile@1.8:doc > > I=E2=80=99m not sure if we should also allow: > > guile:doc@1.8 > > Thoughts? I'm OK with that. Since choosing the reserved characters is not a technical decision, maybe we could poll users? -- Mathieu Lirzin