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[PATCH] pull: allow filtering which channels to pull from the CLI

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Message #11 received at 78580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Sergey Trofimov <sarg <at> sarg.org.ru>
To: Sergio Pastor Pérez <sergio.pastorperez <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>,
 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>,
 Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>, Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>,
 Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>,
 Gabriel Wicki <gabriel <at> erlikon.ch>, Christopher Baines <guix <at> cbaines.net>,
 78580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#78580] [PATCH v2] pull: allow filtering which channels to
 pull from the CLI
Date: Sun, 25 May 2025 09:06:20 +0200

Hi Sergio,

Sergio Pastor Pérez <sergio.pastorperez <at> gmail.com> writes:

> * guix/scripts/pull.scm (guix-pull): treat non-prefix CLI arguments as a list
> of channels to pull.
>
> Change-Id: I5d08c4b1cc84ab58a9c4e7600eb86468f92d10f0
> ---
>  doc/guix.texi         | 11 +++++++++--
>  guix/scripts/pull.scm | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> index e4e2b853f1..e3de7ce47b 100644
> --- a/doc/guix.texi
> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> @@ -4656,8 +4656,15 @@ Invoking guix pull
>  deleting /var/guix/profiles/per-user/charlie/current-guix-1-link
>  @end example
>  
> -The @command{guix pull} command is usually invoked with no arguments,
> -but it supports the following options:
> +The general syntax is:
> +
> +@example
> +guix pull [@var{options}] [@var{CHANNELS}@dots{}]
> +@end example
> +
> +The optional @var{channels} argument filters the list of pulled channels
> +to those whose names match the given list.  The channel named @dfn{guix}
> +is always pulled.
>

wouldn't it be better to let user decide whether `guix` channel has to
be pulled? The use-case is simple - I've made a change in my personal
channel and I want to apply it without risking to build missing /
download new substitutes of the main channel.

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