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Re: [PATCH 5/6] emacs: Add interface for package locations.
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Ludovic Courtès |
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Re: [PATCH 5/6] emacs: Add interface for package locations. |
Date: |
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 00:26:01 +0200 |
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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’.
- Re: [PATCH 1/6] emacs: Add 'guix-packages-by-location' command., (continued)
[PATCH 4/6] doc: emacs: Add "Locations" section., Alex Kost, 2016/04/04
[PATCH 5/6] emacs: Add interface for package locations., Alex Kost, 2016/04/04
[PATCH 6/6] emacs: Add license/location "Packages" buttons to Info buffer., Alex Kost, 2016/04/04
Re: [PATCH 0/6] emacs: Add interface for package locations., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/04/05