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author | Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org> | 2016-05-02 17:53:40 +0200 |
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committer | Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org> | 2016-05-02 17:53:40 +0200 |
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diff --git a/doc/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs.texi index c4fdfff272..575e87c262 100644 --- a/doc/emacs.texi +++ b/doc/emacs.texi @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Guix convenient and fun. * Initial Setup: Emacs Initial Setup. Preparing @file{~/.emacs}. * Package Management: Emacs Package Management. Managing packages and generations. * Licenses: Emacs Licenses. Interface for licenses of Guix packages. +* Package Source Locations: Emacs Package Locations. Interface for package location files. * Popup Interface: Emacs Popup Interface. Magit-like interface for guix commands. * Prettify Mode: Emacs Prettify. Abbreviating @file{/gnu/store/@dots{}} file names. * Build Log Mode: Emacs Build Log. Highlighting Guix build logs. @@ -160,6 +161,11 @@ Display package(s) with the specified name. @item M-x guix-packages-by-license Display package(s) with the specified license. +@item M-x guix-packages-by-location +Display package(s) located in the specified file. These files usually +have the following form: @file{gnu/packages/emacs.scm}, but don't type +them manually! Press @key{TAB} to complete the file name. + @item M-x guix-search-by-regexp Search for packages by a specified regexp. By default ``name'', ``synopsis'' and ``description'' of the packages will be searched. This @@ -217,30 +223,6 @@ With @kbd{C-u}, make it verbose. Once @command{guix pull} has succeeded, the Guix REPL is restared. This allows you to keep using the Emacs interface with the updated Guix. -Finally, there is an Emacs variant of @command{guix edit} command -(@pxref{Invoking guix edit}): - -@table @kbd -@item M-x guix-edit -As with @kbd{M-x guix-packages-by-name}, you can press @key{TAB} to -complete a package name. -@end table - -If you are contributing to Guix, you may find it useful for @kbd{M-x -guix-edit} to open package files from your git directory. This can be -done by setting @code{guix-directory} variable. For example, after -this: - -@example -(setq guix-directory "~/src/guix") -@end example - -@kbd{M-x guix-edit guix} opens -@file{~/src/guix/gnu/packages/package-management.scm} file. - -Also you can use @kbd{C-u} prefix argument to specify a directory just -for the current @kbd{M-x guix-edit} command. - @node Emacs General info @subsection General information @@ -562,8 +544,56 @@ Display a list of available licenses. You can press @kbd{@key{RET}} there to display packages with this license in the same way as @kbd{M-x guix-packages-by-license} would do (@pxref{Emacs Commands}). +@item M-x guix-find-license-definition +Open @file{@dots{}/guix/licenses.scm} and move to the specified license. + +@end table + + +@node Emacs Package Locations +@section Package Source Locations + +As you know, package definitions are placed in Guile files, also known +as @dfn{package locations}. The following commands should help you not +get lost in these locations: + +@table @kbd + +@item M-x guix-locations +Display a list of package locations. You can press @key{RET} there to +display packages placed in the current location in the same way as +@kbd{M-x guix-packages-by-location} would do (@pxref{Emacs Commands}). +Note that when the point is on a location button, @key{RET} will open +this location file. + +@item M-x guix-find-location +Open the given package definition source file (press @key{TAB} to choose +a location from a completion list). + +@item M-x guix-edit +Find location of a specified package. This is an Emacs analog of +@command{guix edit} command (@pxref{Invoking guix edit}). As with +@kbd{M-x guix-packages-by-name}, you can press @key{TAB} to complete a +package name. + @end table +If you are contributing to Guix, you may find it useful for @kbd{M-x +guix-find-location} and @kbd{M-x guix-edit} to open locations from your +Git checkout. This can be done by setting @code{guix-directory} +variable. For example, after this: + +@example +(setq guix-directory "~/src/guix") +@end example + +@kbd{M-x guix-edit guix} opens +@file{~/src/guix/gnu/packages/package-management.scm} file. + +Also you can use @kbd{C-u} prefix argument to specify a directory just +for the current @kbd{M-x guix-find-location} or @kbd{M-x guix-edit} +command. + @node Emacs Popup Interface @section Popup Interface |