Hi Jgart, On +2022-12-27 19:23:18 +0000, jgart wrote: > > I'm not sure what you mean if it is something beyond what we can do already > > with 'guix shell.' Do > > you mean using a particular hashbang as well? > > Yes, that is one feature that I was nodding ambiguously at. Sorry > > > guix shell sbcl sbcl-cl-csv unoconv -- sbcl --load myscript.lisp > > ~/Downloads/*.xlsx > > That command is too long. What Roswell does is create binaries and installs > them in your PATH for your usage like a traditional script that you can call > without also having to call the interpreter in your terminal invocation. > > I want to type just the following and have `myscript` be an executable > program available in my `guix home` environment: > > > myscript ~/Downloads/*.xlsx
If bash is interpreting your script, could you use alias myscript=YOUR_MAGIC_HERE to get the concise invocations you want? (which bash BTW? -- from logind, child of that, or via a guix profile, or minimal-something ??) ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ help alias │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ alias: alias [-p] [name[=value] ... ] │ │ Define or display aliases. │ │ │ │ Without arguments, `alias' prints the list of aliases in the reusable │ │ form `alias NAME=VALUE' on standard output. │ │ │ │ Otherwise, an alias is defined for each NAME whose VALUE is given. │ │ A trailing space in VALUE causes the next word to be checked for │ │ alias substitution when the alias is expanded. │ │ │ │ Options: │ │ -p print all defined aliases in a reusable format │ │ │ │ Exit Status: │ │ alias returns true unless a NAME is supplied for which no alias has been │ │ defined. │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ > > I want an automated way to prepare the script for that command line user > experience. That is the convenience that roswell provides. I agree that is is > sweet sugar but I'm lazy and don't want to type long CLI invocations. > I think it's possible, the question for me is what language do you want to code your automation in :) > Thanks for sharing the above though. > > It's great to see how people are using `guix shell`. > > Given what I said, I might just do what you're suggesting John, because I'm > not sure when I'll be able to implement a solution like the roswell one in > Guix. > > Thanks for your thoughts on the topic. They are appreciated. > > all best, > > jgart > -- Regards, Bengt Richter
