Re: Using Makefile to run guix shell?

[Peter Polidoro]

> Why not just do:
>
>   guix shell -- make metadata

I do like the idea of not making it depend on guix.

One of the things I am trying to avoid, though, is typing long 
guix commands.

When I type "make guix-shell", what I really want is something 
like:

guix-shell:
 guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- shell --pure --check -m 
 manifest.scm

Or if I am doing embedded work I might want type "make 
serial-shell" to do something like:

serial-shell:
 guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- shell -m manifest.scm 
 --container --expose=$(PORT) picocom -- picocom -b 9600 -f n -y 
 n -d 8 -p 1 -c $(PORT)

I guess I am just curious how other people manage such long 
commands?