GNU bug report logs - #71495
Add command line flag to add to load path without evaluation

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Message #8 received at 71495 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Sent <richard <at> freakingpenguin.com>
To: 71495 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71495: Add command line flag to add to load path without
 evaluation
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 23:20:30 -0400

Richard Sent <richard <at> freakingpenguin.com> writes:

> At present one can set GUILE_LOAD_PATH manually to work around this
> issue. In my opinion this isn't very discoverable. Furthermore, it can't
> _cleanly_ handle cases when GUILE_LOAD_PATH is already set or needs
> multiple entries. It also makes certain commands with bash builtins
> (like time...) awkward since you have to enter a subshell.

I noticed that when using ./pre-inst-env, augmenting GUILE_LOAD_PATH
manually isn't trivial. I'm not quite sure how to describe the failures,
but they seem manifold.

-- 
Take it easy,
Richard Sent
Making my computer weirder one commit at a time.

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