Hello Guix Users! I read on https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Invoking-guix-import.html:
"The guix import command is useful for people who would like to add a package to the distribution with as little work as possible—a legitimate demand. The command knows of a few repositories from which it can “import” package metadata. The result is a package definition, or a template thereof, in the format we know (see Defining Packages)." I've recently tried this, for example for MyPy: ~~~~ guix import pypi -r mypy ~~~~ This will result in Guile code printed to my terminal. However, I do not understand how to make use of that code. I do not understand how I can load it. For example I tried using the -l argument with guix environment: ~~~~ guix import pypi -r mypy > additional_file.scm guix environment --pure --load=additional_file.scm --ad-hoc python@3.8.2 /home/user/dev/Python/additional_file.scm:2:2: error: package: unbound variable hint: Did you forget `(use-modules (guix packages))'? ~~~~ So that seems to be the wrong way of trying to make use of it. Do I need to provide a patch to the project of the Guix package manager to add this to Guix packages in general and then be able to use it in my local setup? I do not find the info, how I can now use MyPy inside an environment or add it to the available packages on any of the following pages: - https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Python-Modules.html#Python-Modules - https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Invoking-guix-import.html While https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Submitting-Patches.html makes me think, that perhaps I need to submit it as patch to be able to use MyPy. If so, how would I test, whether guix import did its thing correctly? I could try running MyPy in an environment, but for that I would have to somehow make use of what guix import gives me, before submitting a patch. Also, if I need to submit a patch adding the guix import output somewhere, is there a guide on how to create such a patch for the Guix project? Regards, Zelphir -- repositories: https://notabug.org/ZelphirKaltstahl
