From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org>
Cc: bug-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Release imminent!
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:46:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ip6nykao.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87622ov8l2.fsf@karetnikov.org> (Nikita Karetnikov's message of "Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:14:45 -0500")
Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org> skribis:
>> ‘guix-build’ is for packagers, when you want to build something without
>> actually adding it to your profile, whereas ‘guix-package -i’ is for
>> when you want to add something to your profile.
>
>> Do you think this should be clarified somehow?
>
> Yes. Could you add something to the "Invoking guix-build" section?
>
> For example:
>
> The guix-build command builds packages or derivations and their
> dependencies, and prints the resulting store paths. Note that it doesn't
> add anything to the user's profile. So it is mainly useful for
> distribution developers.
I incorporated this suggestion, thanks!
Ludo’.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-01-23 20:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-01-12 16:29 Release imminent! Ludovic Courtès
2013-01-13 12:15 ` Andreas Enge
2013-01-13 13:16 ` Andreas Enge
2013-01-13 16:21 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-01-13 16:42 ` Andreas Enge
2013-01-13 17:50 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-01-15 21:18 ` Nikita Karetnikov
2013-01-16 0:15 ` Nikita Karetnikov
2013-01-16 11:22 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-01-23 4:14 ` Nikita Karetnikov
2013-01-23 15:46 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2013-01-18 8:10 ` Ludovic Courtès
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