GNU bug report logs - #15286
Add the current directory as GUILE_LOAD_PATH by default

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Arne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab <at> web.de>
Cc: 15286-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15286: Add the current directory as GUILE_LOAD_PATH by default
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:10:27 +0200

Arne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab <at> web.de> skribis:

> Currently to install a local package definition, I have to adjust the GUILE_LOAD_PATH by hand:
>
>       GUILE_LOAD_PATH=. guix package -e '(@ (mercurial) hg)'
>
> This could be much clearer if the $pwd were in the load path automatically.

As usual, it is a bad idea to include ‘.’ in the search path, because it
makes it easy to unwillingly execute untrusted code.

More generally, ‘GUILE_LOAD_PATH’ is a user environment variable (like
$PATH, $CPATH, etc.), so it’s up to the user, not to Guix, to set it up
correctly.

So I’m closing this bug, but of course, I remain open to discussions on
improving Guix to better support “overlays”.

Thanks!

Ludo’.

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