Joe Hillenbrand <joehil...@gmail.com> skribis: > Something to keep in mind is what a user means when they add a "files" > argument to user-account. I take this to mean "I want the operating > system configurations to manage this file, not the user", which to me > means, clobber a file if it is already there and symlink it to > /gnu/store.
Yes. > The question then is, what happens when the configuration changes from > having a "files" argument to not having one. What happens to the > links? Good point. I’d say we just remove the symlinks. > Also on the topic of a "files" option, what about managing a > collection of files, like a directory of dotfiles or ~/.emacs? Would > it be possible to use this option with something like "git-fetch"? It would be possible yes. Behind the scenes it would use gexp, so any object whose type has a “gexp compiler” can be used (this includes <package>, <origin>, and <local-file>.) I’ll see what I can do if nobody beats me at it. Thanks, Ludo’.
