Re: Add guix install command

[Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@openmailbox.org>]

Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com> writes:

> I think Guix's tooling is OK but it could be better.  [...]
> Attached is a patch to implement "guix install".  It just copies over
> functionality from guix package.  We could refactor more but I would
> start with this as it is; when things need changes is the time to
> refactor, at least for me.  What do you think? :)

I really like the idea of having sub commands which names are verbs like
in Git, otherwise I agree that these familiar names are easier to
remember than 'guix package' options. So I really welcome this patch! :)

> From 7f1ac0b748a40b0a093d20c27401f305ce6aec9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com>
> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 11:27:48 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] Add guix install command
>
> * guix/scripts/install.scm: New file.
> * doc/guix.texi: Change guix package -i invocations to use guix install.
>   (Features): Add links to "Invoking guix install".
>   (Invoking guix install): New section.
>   (Invoking guix package): Link back to Invoking guix install.
[...]
> -*** New ‘guix edit’ and ‘guix size’ commands
> +*** New ‘guix edit’, ‘guix size’, and ‘guix install’ commands

These are "old" news for the already released 0.8.3. I think it's better
to add nothing yet and let Ludovic synthesize the NEWS before the next
release.

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Mathieu Lirzin