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[PATCH] guix: new command "guix run-script"

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Message #44 received at 40373 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net>
Cc: 40373 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#40373] [PATCH] guix: new command "guix run-script"
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:36:41 +0200

Hello,

Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net> skribis:

> From a user interface point of view, it is preferable to have many
> commands with clear names, rather than few commands overloaded with
> multiple functions selected by cryptic options.

I agree overall, though it’s not black and white: the benefit of having
separate commands weakens as they proliferate.  A new command may be
more difficult to discover than an option to an existing command.

But anyway, let’s see how we can get ‘run-script’ in!  :-)

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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