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From: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@openmailbox.org>
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:51:04 +0200
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To: "Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu>
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"Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu> writes:

> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 8:28 AM, Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@openmailbox.org> wr=
ote:
[...]
>> I think the enthusiasm for changing =E2=80=98guix gc=E2=80=99 was induce=
d by somekind of
>> shared experience of typing it loosely and ending up having to download
>> a lot of substitutes again.  So maybe we can keep =E2=80=98guix gc=E2=80=
=99 as it is but
>> make it interactive by listing what is going to be deleted and ask for
>> confirmation with a [Y/n] prompt.  This solution will also require
>> somekind of a =E2=80=98--force=E2=80=99 option for scripting purposes.
>>
>> Does it sound better?
>
> In general, I do not like interactive CLIs.  I'm fine with 'guix gc'
> working as-is.  The re-downloading lots of substitutes issue is not an
> issue about the CLI, but rather about not making store items that you
> want to hang around GC roots.

You mean a problem between the keyboard and the chair, or a problem with
the GC being too greedy?

--
Mathieu Lirzin