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bug#22402: info guix pages
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
bug#22402: info guix pages |
Date: |
Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:45:09 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
carl hansen <address@hidden> skribis:
> Yes, that is the case, there is no mystery, there is indeed a
> /root/.guix-profile/share/info/guix.info
> and there is NOT a
> ~user/.guix-profile/share/info/guix.info
OK.
> However I consider that a bug. Here I am a user, using guix, and I expect
> "info guix" to work. Why would the user have to switch to root just to read
> this one info file? After installing guix, I would expect guix.info to be
> in my defalt .guix-profile, or a least a notice of how to install
> guix.info. ( coping and linking I know how to do, that's not the problem.
> It's a question
> of creating a polished piece of software.)
Yeah, I agree this is bad. On GuixSD there’s no such problem because
Guix is installed system-wide, so “info guix” always picks up the
system-wide guix.info at least.
> Would "guix package -i guix" do the right thing? That seems all
> wrong, would install stuff I already have.
It would do the trick, yes.
I’m not sure how to fix that problem on foreign distros. Suggestions
welcome.
Ludo’.
- bug#22402: info guix pages, carl hansen, 2016/01/18
- bug#22402: info guix pages, Leo Famulari, 2016/01/18
- bug#22402: info guix pages, carl hansen, 2016/01/18
- bug#22402: info guix pages, Thompson, David, 2016/01/19
- bug#22402: info guix pages, Leo Famulari, 2016/01/19
- bug#22402: info guix pages, carl hansen, 2016/01/19
- bug#22402: info guix pages, Leo Famulari, 2016/01/19
- bug#22402: info guix pages, carl hansen, 2016/01/20
- bug#22402: info guix pages, Leo Famulari, 2016/01/20
- bug#22402: info guix pages, Ludovic Courtès, 2016/01/20