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[PATCH 0/1] Add '--inherit' to 'guix environment'

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Message #49 received at 34486 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 34486 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eric Bavier <ericbavier <at> centurylink.net>
Subject: Re: [bug#34486] [PATCH 0/1] Add '--inherit' to 'guix environment'
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:19:32 +0100

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

>>> So, what about adding ‘--preserve’ (or ‘--keep’? I slightly prefer
>>> “preserve”) and keeping ‘--inherit’ as a deprecated alias?
>>
>> Sounds good to me, though in my opinion “--inherit” hasn’t been around
>> long enough to warrant deprecation.
>
> Well, it’s safer and doesn’t cost much to deprecate it properly.

True.

>>> We could perhaps add ‘-E’ as well, reclaiming the long-deprecated
>>> ‘--exec’, WDYT?
>>
>> --preserve/-E would be equivalent?
>
> Yes.

Neat.  Let’s do it! :)

-- 
Ricardo

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