From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: [GSoC] Emacs UI for Guix Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:33:20 +0100 Message-ID: <87txbkbrz3.fsf@gnu.org> References: <877g8q4uxg.fsf@inria.fr> <87iosagz9m.fsf@yagnesh.org> <87zjlm6o4h.fsf_-_@gnu.org> <87d2iedgwo.fsf@yagnesh.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]:48616) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJ15c-0004s2-0w for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:33:34 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJ15W-0005vu-4U for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:33:27 -0500 Received: from hera.aquilenet.fr ([2a01:474::1]:37662) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJ15V-0005vi-UI for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:33:22 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87d2iedgwo.fsf@yagnesh.org> (Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala's message of "Sun, 23 Feb 2014 05:35:51 +0900") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Hi Yagnesh, Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala skribis: >> I would recommend that you first familiarize yourself with Guix by >> installing it, reporting any problems, and browsing the docs and code. > > Sure, I will do that. > >> This project may require a little bit of Scheme hacking to factorize >> code between the =E2=80=98guix package=E2=80=99 command and what the Ema= cs UI would be >> using (in the (guix profiles) module, specifically.) Do you have >> experience with Scheme and Guile? > > I don't have much experience with scheme except reading couple of books. OK. With this and your elisp background, it may not be too difficult to get started. >> Most of the rest of the code will be elisp though, obviously. There >> will be design choices to be made, such as whether the UI would >> communicate with Guile/Guix via Geiser or through some ad hoc mechanism. > > I see. I hope as we progress to proposal stage I/we may get better > understanding which way is the best. Yes. Make sure to stop by on #guix to discuss things. I would be pleased if we could get this project going. Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.