Re: [gwl-devel] `--run=simple` error ?

[zimoun]

Hi Ricardo,

On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 at 17:35, Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> wrote:

> No, the version of Guile is not at fault here.  It’s about the version
> of Guix.
>
> (The GWL builds with Guix as an input.)

Ok.


> I’m not sure what’s the best way to install the GWL, to be honest.

>From my opinion, it is similar than emacs-guix, isn't it?


> Should it be a mere channel that extends the *current* Guix?  If it is
> built with Guix then it refers to an older version of Guix (namely the
> older version that is available through Guix itself), so that’s not
> actually desirable.

I agree.


> I think it should work with “guix pull” to stay current and ensure that
> it has access to the same packages that a user would see on the command
> line.  Currently, this only works through a channel.  I don’t really
> like that, though.

You have proposed something like: “~/.config/guix/current/bin/guix repl”

Why do you not like the channel and kind of inferior solution?


All the best,
simon