---- On Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:31:07 -0500 <ml...@posteo.de> wrote ---- > Hi sirgazil, > > > Well, the profile is created and persists, but, after deactivating the > > environment, how do I start an environment that uses that profile? > > > > If you just want to create a profile following a manifest file, just use > > guix package --manifest="your-manifest.scm" -p > /path/to/profile-folder > > That said, the containerization features of `guix environment` can be > handy in other cases, too.
Yes, I just skimmed through the "Guix Profiles in Practice" recipe in the Cookbook, and that seems to be what I should be using. «[...] you can think of a profile as a kind of universal ‘virtualenv’ that can hold any kind of software whatsoever, not just Python software.» I'll give it a try. In my humble opinion, the "Guix Profiles in Practice" recipe should be converted into a section in the manual (called "Profiles"). I thought it was a nice overview. Thanks again, Moritz.
