From 1255400faabfcf0ca1666d17f2f34ea0d49f6b1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:23:25 +0300
Subject: describe: Add profile option.

* guix/scripts/describe.scm (%options): Add profile option.
(show-help): Document this.
(display-checkout-info): Check for profile argument.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix describe): Document this.
---
 doc/guix.texi             |  4 ++++
 guix/scripts/describe.scm | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index c2c778a28c..082e81bf7c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -3275,6 +3275,10 @@ produce a list of channel specifications that can be passed to @command{guix
 pull -C} or installed as @file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} (@pxref{Invoking
 guix pull}).
 @end table
+
+@item --profile=@var{profile}
+@itemx -p @var{profile}
+Display information about @var{profile}.
 @end table
 
 @node Invoking guix pack
diff --git a/guix/scripts/describe.scm b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
index d3203e9924..d817d7f7ca 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/describe.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
                   (unless (member arg '("human" "channels"))
                     (leave (G_ "~a: unsupported output format~%") arg))
                   (alist-cons 'format (string->symbol arg) result)))
+        (option '(#\p "profile") #t #f
+                (lambda (opt name arg result)
+                  (alist-cons 'profile (canonicalize-profile arg)
+                              result)))
         (option '(#\h "help") #f #f
                 (lambda args
                   (show-help)
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@
 Display information about the channels currently in use.\n"))
   (display (G_ "
   -f, --format=FORMAT    display information in the given FORMAT"))
+  (display (G_ "
+  -p, --profile=PROFILE  display information about PROFILE"))
   (newline)
   (display (G_ "
   -h, --help             display this help and exit"))
@@ -78,11 +84,11 @@ Display information about the channels currently in use.\n"))
         (format #t (G_ "~%;; warning: GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH=\"~a\"~%")
                 string))))))
 
-(define (display-checkout-info fmt)
+(define* (display-checkout-info fmt #:optional directory)
   "Display information about the current checkout according to FMT, a symbol
 denoting the requested format.  Exit if the current directory does not lie
 within a Git checkout."
-  (let* ((program    (car (command-line)))
+  (let* ((program    (or directory (car (command-line))))
          (directory  (catch 'git-error
                        (lambda ()
                          (repository-discover (dirname program)))
@@ -146,15 +152,16 @@ in the format specified by FMT."
 ;;;
 
 (define (guix-describe . args)
-  (let* ((opts   (args-fold* args %options
-                             (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                               (leave (G_ "~A: unrecognized option~%")
-                                      name))
-                             cons
-                             %default-options))
-         (format (assq-ref opts 'format)))
+  (let* ((opts    (args-fold* args %options
+                              (lambda (opt name arg result)
+                                (leave (G_ "~A: unrecognized option~%")
+                                       name))
+                              cons
+                              %default-options))
+         (format  (assq-ref opts 'format))
+         (profile (or (assq-ref opts 'profile) (current-profile))))
     (with-error-handling
-      (match (current-profile)
+      (match profile
         (#f
          (display-checkout-info format))
         (profile
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