On Wed, Dec 7, 2022, at 10:26 AM, Peter Polidoro wrote: >> And then all you need to do is run ``guix shell'', and it will >> automatically >> pick up that manifest or package file. > > That works well for just the "guix shell" command, but what if I > want shortcuts to a whole set of commands? > > For example, I might want a command to automatically generate > project metadata from an org file running "make metadata": > > metadata: > $(GUIX-CONTAINER) -- sh -c "emacs --batch -Q -l .init.el --eval > '(process-org \".metadata.org\")'" > > This seems to work well, but I just wondered if putting a Makefile > into every project root may cause conflicts for some build > systems. > > Is there something better to use than make for such command > shortcuts?
The ability to to this sort of thing is one of the interesting aspects of Nix Flakes. See in particular the “apps” output attributes and the `nix run` command: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes
