OK, next question - I am progressing at least :-) My emacs configuration is in terms of straight.el:
https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el this works by placing the following stanza in my ~/.emacs.d/init.el (as explained on the straight.el website): -------------------- (defvar bootstrap-version) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) (with-current-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el"; 'silent 'inhibit-cookies) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) -------------------- or similar: running my script myrun.el from the command line, which install some packages: leaf, flycheck... as well. -------------------- :;exec /usr/bin/env emacs -batch -Q -l "$0" -f main "$@" (require 'cl-lib) (defun main () (interactive) (cl-destructuring-bind (&optional fst snd) command-line-args-left (progn (message (concat "cmd line default dir: " command-line-default-directory)) (message (concat "usr emacs dir: " user-emacs-directory)) (message (concat "run w/ [user emacs dir] straight: " user-emacs-directory "straight")) (defvar bootstrap-version) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) (with-current-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el"; 'silent 'inhibit-cookies) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) (straight-use-package 'leaf) (straight-use-package 'flycheck) (straight-use-package 'flycheck-haskell) ) ) ) ---------- In either case: these work fine for me under debian, but under guix I get some nasty error message: Failed to run git... I *do* have git installed with guix package -i git and it lives in rx@dell ~$ type git git is /run/current-system/profile/bin/git Has anyone been successful with this? Is there a way to specify the git executable in straight.el - should I ask on the straight.el issue tracker instead? Thanks in advance. -A rx@dell ~/st$ ./myrun.el cmd line default dir: ~/st/ usr emacs dir: ~/.emacs.d/ require pkgs from [cmd line default dir]: ~/st/pkgs.el run w/ [user emacs dir] straight: ~/.emacs.d/straight Bootstrapping straight.el... Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: Failed to run \"git\";...") signal(error ("straight.el bootstrap failed: Failed to run \"git\";...")) error("straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" "Failed to run \"git\"; see buffer *straight-process*...") (if (= 0 (call-process (let ((emacs-binary-path (expand-file-name invocation-name invocation-directory)) (runemacs-binary-path (if (straight--windows-os-p) (progn ...)))) (if (and runemacs-binary-path (file-exists-p runemacs-binary-path)) runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string))) (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let ((emacs-binary-path (expand-file-name invocation-name invocation-directory)) (runemacs-binary-path (if ... ...))) (if (and runemacs-binary-path (file-exists-p runemacs-binary-path)) runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let ((emacs-binary-path ...) (runemacs-binary-path ...)) (if (and runemacs-binary-path ...) runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let (... ...) (if ... runemacs-binary-path emacs-binary-path)) nil '(t t) nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process (let ... ...) nil '... nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 (call-process ... nil ... nil "--batch" "--no-window-system" "--quick" "--load" temp-file)) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" (buffer-string)))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"; "raxod502/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring (symbol-name version) 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* ((vars nil) (regexps '("bootstrap-version" "straight-[a-z-]+" "user-emacs-directory")) (regexp (format "^\\(%s\\)$" (mapconcat ... regexps "\\|")))) (mapatoms #'(lambda (sym) (if ... ...))) (mapcar #'(lambda (var) (list ... var ...)) vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build `(straight :type git :host github :repo ,... :branch ,...)) (unless (and (boundp 'bootstrap-version) (integerp bootstrap-version) (>= bootstrap-version 3)) (let* ((recipe ...) (local-repo ...) (link-target ...) (link-name ...)) (ignore-errors (delete-file link-name)) (if (bound-and-true-p straight-use-symlinks) (if ... ... ...) (with-temp-file link-name ...))))) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if (= 0 ...) nil (error "straight.el bootstrap failed: %s" ...))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))))) (let ((version nil) (straight-profiles (if (boundp 'straight-profiles) straight-profiles '((nil . "default.el")))) (straight-install-dir (or (and (boundp 'straight-base-dir) straight-base-dir) user-emacs-directory)) (print-length nil) (print-level nil)) (let ((--dolist-tail-- (mapcar #'cdr straight-profiles)) lockfile-name) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq lockfile-name (car --dolist-tail--)) (let ((lockfile-path (concat straight-install-dir "straight/versions/" lockfile-name))) (if (file-exists-p lockfile-path) (progn (condition-case nil (let ... ...) (end-of-file ...))))) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))) (if version nil (setq version :beta)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"; "raxod502/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring (symbol-name version) 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* ((vars nil) (regexps '...) (regexp (format "^\\(%s\\)$" ...))) (mapatoms #'(lambda ... ...)) (mapcar #'(lambda ... ...) vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build `(straight :type git :host github :repo ... :branch ...)) (unless (and (boundp ...) (integerp bootstrap-version) (>= bootstrap-version 3)) (let* (... ... ... ...) (ignore-errors ...) (if ... ... ...)))) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (if ... nil ...)) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))))))) (progn (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...") (let ((min-version "25.1")) (if (version< emacs-version min-version) (progn (error (concat "straight.el requires at least Emacs %s, " "but you are running Emacs %s") min-version emacs-version)))) (if (boundp 'straight-repository-branch) (progn (if (stringp straight-repository-branch) nil (error "The `straight-repository-branch' must be a string ..." straight-repository-branch)))) (if (executable-find "git") nil (user-error "Git executable not found. straight.el requires git")) (require 'cl-lib) (require 'url-http) (defvar url-http-end-of-headers) (defvar url-http-response-status) (defalias 'straight--windows-os-p #'(lambda nil "Check if the current operating system is Windows." (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt)))) (let ((version nil) (straight-profiles (if (boundp 'straight-profiles) straight-profiles '((nil . "default.el")))) (straight-install-dir (or (and (boundp 'straight-base-dir) straight-base-dir) user-emacs-directory)) (print-length nil) (print-level nil)) (let ((--dolist-tail-- (mapcar #'cdr straight-profiles)) lockfile-name) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq lockfile-name (car --dolist-tail--)) (let ((lockfile-path (concat straight-install-dir "straight/versions/" lockfile-name))) (if (file-exists-p lockfile-path) (progn (condition-case nil ... ...)))) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))) (if version nil (setq version :beta)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"; "raxod502/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring (symbol-name version) 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* ((vars nil) (regexps ...) (regexp ...)) (mapatoms #'...) (mapcar #'... vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build `...) (unless (and ... ... ...) (let* ... ... ...))) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn ...) (and ... ...))))))) (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...done")) eval((progn (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...") (let ((min-version "25.1")) (if (version< emacs-version min-version) (progn (error (concat "straight.el requires at least Emacs %s, " "but you are running Emacs %s") min-version emacs-version)))) (if (boundp 'straight-repository-branch) (progn (if (stringp straight-repository-branch) nil (error "The `straight-repository-branch' must be a string ..." straight-repository-branch)))) (if (executable-find "git") nil (user-error "Git executable not found. straight.el requires git")) (require 'cl-lib) (require 'url-http) (defvar url-http-end-of-headers) (defvar url-http-response-status) (defalias 'straight--windows-os-p #'(lambda nil "Check if the current operating system is Windows." (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt)))) (let ((version nil) (straight-profiles (if (boundp 'straight-profiles) straight-profiles '(...))) (straight-install-dir (or (and (boundp ...) straight-base-dir) user-emacs-directory)) (print-length nil) (print-level nil)) (let ((--dolist-tail-- (mapcar #'cdr straight-profiles)) lockfile-name) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq lockfile-name (car --dolist-tail--)) (let ((lockfile-path ...)) (if (file-exists-p lockfile-path) (progn ...))) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))) (if version nil (setq version :beta)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously (format (concat "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"; "raxod502/straight.el/install/%s/straight.el") (substring ... 1)) 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (if (equal url-http-response-status 200) nil (error "Unknown recipe version: %S" version)) (delete-region (point-min) url-http-end-of-headers) (goto-char (point-min)) (princ ";; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" (current-buffer)) (print (cons 'progn (let* (... ... ...) (mapatoms ...) (mapcar ... vars))) (current-buffer)) (goto-char (point-max)) (print '(progn (straight-use-package-no-build ...) (unless ... ...)) (current-buffer)) (let ((temp-file (make-temp-file "straight.el~"))) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 'silent) (let ((temp-buffer ...)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect ... ...)))))) (message "Bootstrapping straight.el...done")) nil) elisp--eval-last-sexp(t) eval-last-sexp(t) eval-print-last-sexp() (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straigh..."; 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp)) (if (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) nil (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straigh..."; 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (if (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) nil (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straigh..."; 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) (progn (message (concat "cmd line default dir: " command-line-default-directory)) (message (concat "usr emacs dir: " user-emacs-directory)) (message (concat "require pkgs from [cmd line default dir]: " command-line-default-directory "pkgs.el")) (message (concat "run w/ [user emacs dir] straight: " user-emacs-directory "straight")) (defvar bootstrap-version) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (if (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) nil (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straigh..."; 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) (straight-use-package 'leaf) (straight-use-package 'flycheck) (straight-use-package 'flycheck-haskell)) (progn (if --cl-rest-- (signal 'wrong-number-of-arguments (list '(&optional fst snd) (+ 2 (length --cl-rest--))))) (progn (message (concat "cmd line default dir: " command-line-default-directory)) (message (concat "usr emacs dir: " user-emacs-directory)) (message (concat "require pkgs from [cmd line default dir]: " command-line-default-directory "pkgs.el")) (message (concat "run w/ [user emacs dir] straight: " user-emacs-directory "straight")) (defvar bootstrap-version) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (if (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) nil (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straigh..."; 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) (straight-use-package 'leaf) (straight-use-package 'flycheck) (straight-use-package 'flycheck-haskell))) (let* ((--cl-rest-- command-line-args-left) (fst (car-safe (prog1 --cl-rest-- (setq --cl-rest-- (cdr --cl-rest--))))) (snd (car-safe (prog1 --cl-rest-- (setq --cl-rest-- (cdr --cl-rest--)))))) (progn (if --cl-rest-- (signal 'wrong-number-of-arguments (list '(&optional fst snd) (+ 2 (length --cl-rest--))))) (progn (message (concat "cmd line default dir: " command-line-default-directory)) (message (concat "usr emacs dir: " user-emacs-directory)) (message (concat "require pkgs from [cmd line default dir]: " command-line-default-directory "pkgs.el")) (message (concat "run w/ [user emacs dir] straight: " user-emacs-directory "straight")) (defvar bootstrap-version) (let ((bootstrap-file (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory)) (bootstrap-version 5)) (if (file-exists-p bootstrap-file) nil (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (url-retrieve-synchronously "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straigh..."; ... ...)) (goto-char (point-max)) (eval-print-last-sexp))) (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)) (straight-use-package 'leaf) (straight-use-package 'flycheck) (straight-use-package 'flycheck-haskell)))) main() funcall-interactively(main) call-interactively(main nil nil) command-execute(main) command-line-1(("-l" "./myrun.el" "-f" "main")) command-line() normal-top-level()
