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[PATCH] doc: Note that guix package can operate on outputs.

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Message #46 received at 59520 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Abhishek Cherath <abhi <at> quic.us>, 59520 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Tobias
 Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
Subject: Re: [bug#59520] [PATCH] doc: Note that guix package can operate on
 outputs.
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:22:41 +0100

Hi,

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 22:42, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Guix-patches via <guix-patches <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> zimoun 写道：
>> BTW, I am not convinced that people would install a package by 
>> referring
>> by its store path.
>
> OK?  I do it all the time.

How do you get the store path in the first place?


Because from my understanding…

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 16:02, Abhishek Cherath <abhi <at> quic.us> wrote:

> Well I had to do it today! (rust 1.65 is defined but not exported, so to 
> install it I ran `guix build -e '(@@ (gnu packages rust rust-1.65)'`, 
> then `guix install /gnu/store/...-rust-1.6.5`

…what is missing is a way to provide an expression to “guix package” or
“guix install”.  Something like,

    guix install --expression='(@@ (gnu packages rust) rust-1.65)'


Indeed, it costs nothing to document the “feature” as you, Abhishek, are
proposing. :-)

Cheers,
simon

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