| Message ID | 2de53646c5355b42fec247780399fccb7c6a4f38.1697459606.git.ludo@gnu.org |
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| State | New |
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| Series | Newcomer-oriented improvements to the manual and cookbook | expand |
Hi Ludo, On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 at 14:43, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote: > @quotation Going further > @xref{Package Management}, for more about package management. You may > like @dfn{declarative} package management with @command{guix package > ---manifest}, managing separate @dfn{profiles} with @option{--profile}, > +--manifest}, > deleting old generations, collecting garbage, and other nifty features > that will come in handy as you become more familiar with Guix. If you > are a developer, @pxref{Development} for additional tools. And if > you're curious, @pxref{Features}, to peek under the hood. It is part of “Going further”, so I would let « managing separate @dfn{profiles} with @option{--profile} ». For what it is worth, I recommend for some newcomer to still use a separated profile inside the project folder, just aside the files manifest.scm and channels.scm. I agree that “guix shell” is really cool now, but all the balance is the duration of the project with the cache cleanup. Well, this mention does not bother, IMHO, and it invites to know more for the interested reader since it is “Going further”… > +You can also manage the configuration of your entire @dfn{home > +environment}---your user ``dot files'', services, and packages---using > +Guix Home. @xref{Home Configuration}, to learn more about it! > @end quotation …I mean, similarly, Guix Home is not something I recommend for newcomers. But it is good to mention it in “Going further”. :-) Cheers, simon
Hi, Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> skribis: > On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 at 14:43, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote: > >> @quotation Going further >> @xref{Package Management}, for more about package management. You may >> like @dfn{declarative} package management with @command{guix package >> ---manifest}, managing separate @dfn{profiles} with @option{--profile}, >> +--manifest}, >> deleting old generations, collecting garbage, and other nifty features >> that will come in handy as you become more familiar with Guix. If you >> are a developer, @pxref{Development} for additional tools. And if >> you're curious, @pxref{Features}, to peek under the hood. > > It is part of “Going further”, so I would let « managing separate > @dfn{profiles} with @option{--profile} ». For what it is worth, I > recommend for some newcomer to still use a separated profile inside the > project folder, just aside the files manifest.scm and channels.scm. Yeah, I thought about concision and ‘--profile’ seemed less important than “deleting old generations” etc. Also, caching in ‘guix shell’ was designed to automate what one would do manually with ‘-p’: registering the GC root, cleaning things up that are unused. The goal was to provide a simpler interface, which ideally also means simpler onboarding. Anyway, no strong opinion, so I’ve re-added the “managing separate profiles” bit. Thanks, Ludo’.
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 8ebf50469e..f5d20873be 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3069,11 +3069,15 @@ Getting Started @quotation Going further @xref{Package Management}, for more about package management. You may like @dfn{declarative} package management with @command{guix package ---manifest}, managing separate @dfn{profiles} with @option{--profile}, +--manifest}, deleting old generations, collecting garbage, and other nifty features that will come in handy as you become more familiar with Guix. If you are a developer, @pxref{Development} for additional tools. And if you're curious, @pxref{Features}, to peek under the hood. + +You can also manage the configuration of your entire @dfn{home +environment}---your user ``dot files'', services, and packages---using +Guix Home. @xref{Home Configuration}, to learn more about it! @end quotation Once you've installed a set of packages, you will want to periodically @@ -43036,12 +43040,6 @@ Home Configuration @c Maybe later, it will be possible to make home configuration a part of @c system configuration to make everything managed by guix system. -@quotation Note -The functionality described in this section is still under development -and is subject to change. Get in touch with us on -@email{guix-devel@@gnu.org}! -@end quotation - The user's home environment usually consists of three basic parts: software, configuration, and state. Software in mainstream distros are usually installed system-wide, but with GNU Guix most software packages