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Re: [PATCH 5/6] emacs: Add interface for package locations.


From: Ludovic Courtès
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] emacs: Add interface for package locations.
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2016 00:26:01 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux)

Alex Kost <address@hidden> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès (2016-04-05 23:50 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Alex Kost <address@hidden> skribis:

[...]

>>> +*** New Emacs interface for package locations: M-x guix-locations
>>
>> s/for package locations/to navigate package definitions/ ?
>
> This is not really for "package definitions" ("M-x guix-edit" is to move
> to a particular definition), but for package location files.
>
> Also it is not just "to navigate".  Opennig a location file is a smaller
> feature.  *Guix Package Locations* buffer can also be used to display
> packages from a particular location (similar to displaying packages from
> a particular generation that you can do from *Guix Generation List*
> buffer).
>
> Finally, *Guix Package Locations* buffer is useful by itself!  When you
> want to look at how many packages are placed in this or that location.
>
> So I would still prefer a more general «interface for package locations».

OK, to me “navigate” captures all these features, but what you suggest
is also fine with me!  :-)

>>> address@hidden M-x guix-locations
>>> +Display a list of package locations.  You can press @key{RET} there to
>>
>> Maybe “Display the list of source files that define packages.”?
>
> I prefer the term "package location" over "source file that define
> packages".  It looks simple and understandable to me, but if you insist,
> I will change it.

No, I think you’re right.

Thanks!

Ludo’.



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