Subject: Re: [bug#59520] [PATCH] doc: Note that guix package can operate on outputs.

From: zimoun <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:35:07 +0100

Hi,

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 13:47, Abhishek Cherath <[email-masked]> wrote:

> -@code{guile}, or a package name followed by an at-sign and version number,
> +@code{guile}; a package name followed by an at-sign and version number,
              -^
Why this change comma -> semicolon ?

>  such as @code{guile@@1.8.8} or simply @code{guile@@1.8} (in the latter
> -case, the newest version prefixed by @code{1.8} is selected).
> +case, the newest version prefixed by @code{1.8} is selected); or a store path,
> +such as @file{/gnu/store/...-guile-1.8.8}.
                                                              -^

Idem here.

BTW, I am not convinced that people would install a package by referring
by its store path.  I mean, it is impossible to know beforehand the
hash.

What is your use case?

Cheers,
simon