l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > In <http://bugs.gnu.org/19219>, we came to the conclusion that we need a > new syntax to denote a specific package version on the command line. > > The current syntax is described in the manual (info "(guix) Invoking > guix package"). Basically, ‘guile-1.8’ refers to version 1.8.x of > Guile; however, this syntax has proved to be ambiguous for packages > whose name contains digits. > > For the new syntax, the proposals so far are: > > 1. slash, <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19219#25> > > guile:1.8/doc > xterm-256-color:320 > emacs:24.5/out > > 2. underscore, <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19219#28> > > emacs_24.5:out > > 3. at, <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19219#31> > > guile@1.8 > guile@1.8:doc > > What do people think?
My order of preference (highest preference first) is: 3., 1., 2. Regards, Fede
