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"guix edit" name may be confusing

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Message #58 received at 22587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alex Kost <alezost <at> gmail.com>
To: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
Cc: 22587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22587: ‘guix edit’ &
 ‘M-x guix-edit' typo, rename, & mode change
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 22:04:08 +0300

Ludovic Courtès (2016-06-02 22:40 +0300) wrote:

> Alex Kost <alezost <at> gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> Ludovic Courtès (2016-04-20 18:31 +0300) wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>>>>> However, I think (1) the title should describe the bug, not the
>>>>> solution, and (2) ‘guix edit’ does what it says IMO, even if it can
>>>>> occasionally stumble upon read-only files.
>>>>
>>>> OK, well I don't know what to do with it then.  What about the following
>>>> title: «"guix edit" name may be confusing»?
>>>
>>> Perfect! :-)
>>
>> Done.
>
> I’m rather inclined to close this bug as ‘wontfix’.  Thoughts?

I would prefer it to be solved by renaming "guix edit" to "guix package
definition", but I think it will not be welcomed by most users and
authors, so 'wontfix' is fine by me.

-- 
Alex

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