[debbugs-tracker] bug#35942: closed (guix install: environment variable message is very confusing)

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> guix install: environment variable message is very confusing
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> Tue, 28 May 2019 13:17:54 +0200
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> When installing a package that needs an environment variaible to be set for
> use, `guix install` prints e.g.:
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> $ guix install python
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> The following environment variable definitions may be needed:
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> PYTHONPATH="/home/rob/.guix-profile/lib/python3.7/site-packages${PYTHONPATH:+:}$PYTHONPATH"
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> I understand that the variable will be set in a new shell, but not in the 
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> But as it stands, the message serves to confuse even users that are somewhat 
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> with unix-like systems.
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> Suggestion to instead print:
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> Set the following environment variables to use <package> right away:
>    export 
> PYTHONPATH="/home/rob/.guix-profile/lib/python3.7/site-packages${PYTHONPATH:+:}$PYTHONPATH"
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> Hello,
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> Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > How about the following patch?
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> > It does produce a slightly verbose message, but I don’t think we can do
> > much better (we could save one line by not mentioning ‘--search-paths’.)
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> Pushed as bcb7c900cc9d01603fb8fa47bc52caa8e7ebd480.
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> Feedback welcome!
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