On +2020-04-30 22:54:47 +0200, zimoun wrote: > Hi Tobias, > > On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 21:20, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <m...@tobias.gr> wrote: > > > > Hartmut, Zimoun, > > > > Hartmut Goebel 写道： > > > After processing options, guix need to "expanduser()" (as it is > > > called > > > in Python) on all arguments which are paths. > > > > If any Python (or other) software does this, it's broken. File a > > bug there. > > > > This is the wrong thing to do and makes the GNU system an > > inconsistent mess. …OK, *more* of an inconsistent, loveable, mess > > ;-) > > > > It also makes > > > > $ sudo guix system --load-path=~/path/tp/my/project … > > > > and > > > > $ sudo guix system -L ~/path/to/my/project -A mypackage … > > > > suddenly result in different file names. > > Sorry to be slow. Naive questions. > > Do you mean the issue comes from who expand '~' (user vs sudo)? > Or do you mean refer to subfolder named '~, i.e., $HOME/foo/~/bar? > > I should miss a point... about what is less or more inconsistent. :-) > Because it seems more based on conventions than on consistent inconsistencies. > > About expansion, is it not the same question with > '--load-path=$HOME/path/to/' vs '-L $HOME/path/to/'? > About naming, is it possible to create a folder named '~' directly in $HOME? > > Well, I am surely not enough skilled to have an opinion but I have > learnt something. :-) >
FYA:(Amusement): man bash to see what more ~ can lead to ;-) (scroll down or search for the "Tilde Expansion" section) > > > Please don't do it. > > The fact that Guile does not have a built-in ``expand-tilde`` is a > strong indication to not do it. ;-) > > > Cheers, > simon > > > -- Regards, Bengt Richter
