Subject: bug#55484: closed (Re: bug#55484: Setup PS1 for 'guix shell/environment' in guix-install.sh)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:31:02 +0000

Your bug report

#55484: Setup PS1 for 'guix shell/environment' in guix-install.sh

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#55484: Setup PS1 for 'guix shell/environment' in guix-install.sh
From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:30:01 -0400
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hi,

Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> Hello Guix,
>>
>> This is a feature request to take care of configuring PS1 in ~/.bashrc
>> (or the most suitable place) for users of guix-install.sh.
>>
>> It's a small thing but it provides a nicer user experience when they can
>> visually see they have entered a Guix environment.
>
> This may be a bit more involved then simply appending the snippet to
> their ~/.bashrc (if available), as Debian for example ships its own PS1
> configuration there.  I guess we could prompt the user whether they want
> the script to override their PS1 configuration.

I found a not too convoluted way to do this and pushed as 9ca0f9e5a9.

Closing.

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Thanks,
Maxim

Subject: Setup PS1 for 'guix shell/environment' in guix-install.sh
From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
To: bug-guix <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 11:18:00 -0400
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hello Guix,

This is a feature request to take care of configuring PS1 in ~/.bashrc
(or the most suitable place) for users of guix-install.sh.

It's a small thing but it provides a nicer user experience when they can
visually see they have entered a Guix environment.

Thanks,

Maxim