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From: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@openmailbox.org>
Subject: Re: Registering GC roots
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:28:12 +0200
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To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
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ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes:

> Like having =E2=80=98guix gc=E2=80=99 ask =E2=80=9CAre you sure you want =
to collect garbage?=E2=80=9D,
> with the option to bypass it with, say, =E2=80=98guix gc -f=E2=80=99?
>
> With my biased old-timer=E2=80=99s viewpoint ;-), I would tend to believe=
 that
> the documentation is clear about what it means to collect garbage, and
> that the user knows what they=E2=80=99re doing when they press Enter.
>
> What do others think?

Maybe, My proposal of =E2=80=9Cinteractive=E2=80=9D CLI for =E2=80=98guix g=
c=E2=80=99 wasn't clear.  But
Since it was exactly what you have summarized hear, I think the idea has
already been dismissed.

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Mathieu Lirzin