Re: [PATCH] scripts: package: Add --install-from-file option.

[Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>]

Amirouche Boubekki (2015-08-19 18:31 +0300) wrote:

> Le 2015-08-19 15:04, Thompson, David a écrit :
>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 4:27 AM, Amirouche Boubekki
>> <amirouche@hypermove.net> wrote:
>>> Le 2015-08-09 17:59, David Thompson a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> In my personal projects, I keep a 'package.scm' file in the root of
>>>> the
>>>> source tree for use with 'guix environment -l'.  However, it's also
>>>> handy to install that package by using 'guix package -e':
>>>>
>>>>     guix package -e '(primitive-load "package.scm")'
>>>>
>>>> This patch adds a shorthand for this:
>>>>
>>>>     guix package -f package.scm
>>>
>>>
>>> What about dispatch `guix package -i` depending on the argument. In
>>> principle there will be no "*.scm$" packages so the above could be
>>>
>>>       guix package -i package.scm
>>>
>>> The idea behind that is to keep the number of command to minimum. In
>>> this
>>> case, IMO, it makes sens to merge both logic inside the same UI.
>>
>> That won't work because it creates ambiguities in the package spec
>> syntax.

I agree with David on another option instead of adding a special case to
"--install".  I think you can't rely on ".scm" extension.

[...]
> My opinion, is that instead of adding options/modifiers to "guix
> package", it should be split into "guix package install", "guix package
> search", "guix package show" and "guix package generation". It might not
> be obvious and is afaik not a cli layout that is widespread but it will
> greatly help people get their hands on guix.

I would also like subcommands for "guix package" but what about
simultaneous installing+removing that can be currently done with "guix
package -i foo -r bar"?

-- 
Alex