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bug#22587: ‘guix edit’ & ‘M-x guix-edit' typo, rename, & mode change
From: |
myglc2 |
Subject: |
bug#22587: ‘guix edit’ & ‘M-x guix-edit' typo, rename, & mode change |
Date: |
Sun, 07 Feb 2016 13:04:40 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
Alex Kost <address@hidden> writes:
[...]
> The purpose of "M-x guix-edit" Emacs command (and "guix edit" shell
> command) is just to show you the source code of the package. This
> source is usually placed in the store, and you shouldn't edit it. If
> you are going to contribute to guix, (info "(guix) Building from Git")
> is the right way.
>From guix INFO:
6.2 Invoking ‘guix edit’
[...]
launches the program specified in the ‘VISUAL’ or in the ‘EDITOR’
environment variable to edit the recipe of GCC 4.8.4 and that of Vim."
TYPO:
"edit" (last line above) should be replaced with "view", "inspect", or
"examine".
RENAME:
Calling these functions 'guix edit' and 'M-x guix-edit' implies that the
user will be able to modify the recipe, but this is not actually the
case. The functions should be given a more informative and accurate
name, such as: 'guix view', 'guix inspect', or 'guix examine'.
MODE CHANGE:
In emacs, read-only .scm files should be opened in view-mode.