From: Catonano <catonano@gmail.com>
To: myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>
Cc: help-guix <help-guix@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: is it me ?
Date: Sat, 6 May 2017 09:33:23 +0200 [thread overview]
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2017-05-06 4:07 GMT+02:00 myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>:
> On 05/05/2017 at 18:01 Catonano writes:
>
> > 2017-05-03 21:08 GMT+02:00 myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>:
> >
> > On 05/03/2017 at 18:05 Catonano writes:
> >
> > > 2017-05-02 20:58 GMT+02:00 myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > As it stands, your video is a great sanity check for someone wondering
> > > if their emacs-guix environment is working properly. It is also a
> great
> > > demonstration of how easy it is for a guix user to see and, with a git
> > > checkout, modify a package.
> > >
> > > If you expanded it a bit to illustrate a few
> > > more guix-edit/geiser features, it could be a great addition to the
> > > guix-video-verse, and, IMO, a good thing to add to www.gnu.or
> > >
> > > Which eatures, exactly, you would like to be showed ?
> >
> > How about a scenario like this, all done from within emacs-guix running
> > against a git checkout ...
> >
> > - find a package
> >
> > - install it
> >
> > - observe how it is working
> >
> > - consider changing a config flag
> >
> > - 'M-x Guix edit <package>'
> >
> > - download the source: 'C-u . s'
> >
> > I didn't kknow this one !
> >
> > - copy the package source out of the store (there is probably a better
> > thing to do here)
> >
> > - in <package> source: './configure --help' to see config options
> >
> > - 'M-x Guix edit <package>' & modify #:configure-flags
> >
> > I think you can't modify a package in place. In fact, with guix edit
> > it gets open as ead only
> >
> > As far as I understand, you should clone it locally, edit the copy in
> that clone, build it, install it with ./pre-inst-env in that clone
> >
> > If that's not too pettifogging for you, i could try
>
> Well, the scenario I outlined assumed running from a 'guix git checkout'
>
No. I don't know how to run the Emacs guix-* commands on a checkout
> because I had the impression that you were running that way. But it may
> be overkill for many users and it really might be better to create a
> demo using a 'guix pull' setup. This could focus on using emacs-guix to
> find, build, install, and inspect packages.
That I can do
> It could also demonstrate
> editing the system config, reconfiguring the system, creating a user
> manifest and running 'guix package -m user.scm'
That, I'm not sure I can do. I never created a manifest and I never run
guix pakage - a-file.scm
Would you mind to write done the relevant commands for me ?
>
> I hope someone reading this will suggest such a package ;-)
>
Right, I'm open to suggestions
>
> > - build the package: 'C-u . b'
> >
> > This one, for example, would require you to run the emacs-guix
> facilities on a local clone and I don't know how to do that
> >
> > I remember Ludo doing this in a footage but I could use a reminder.
> >
> > Thanks again
>
> Right. And I am happy to share my git checkout config with you if that
> would help.
>
I'm not sure I understand, here.
Have you a system configuration that builds a system based on a guix git
checkout ?
I can't do that, either. I'd love to see it
>
> But... would you want to first do the 'git pull' based demo?
>
Yes. The git chheckout could be a second step
Thanks for your help !
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-05-06 7:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-05-01 11:11 is it me ? Catonano
2017-05-01 16:41 ` myglc2
2017-05-01 21:38 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-05-02 9:09 ` Alex Kost
2017-05-02 17:37 ` Catonano
2017-05-02 18:58 ` myglc2
2017-05-03 16:05 ` Catonano
2017-05-03 19:08 ` myglc2
2017-05-05 13:48 ` Amirouche
2017-05-05 16:01 ` Catonano
2017-05-06 2:07 ` myglc2
2017-05-06 7:33 ` Catonano [this message]
2017-05-07 12:12 ` myglc2
2017-05-07 12:14 ` myglc2
2017-05-09 16:44 ` Catonano
2017-05-11 15:21 ` myglc2
2017-05-14 7:16 ` Catonano
2017-05-14 13:06 ` myglc2
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