* guix/scripts/show.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add it.
* tests/guix-package-aliases.sh: Add test.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Document it and use it in a example.
guix/scripts/show.scm | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
po/guix/POTFILES.in | 1 +
tests/guix-package-aliases.sh | 4 +++
5 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 guix/scripts/show.scm
Toggle diff (138 lines)
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7e3b5c1070..e33366f48b 100644
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ MODULES = \
guix/scripts/remove.scm \
guix/scripts/upgrade.scm \
guix/scripts/search.scm \
+ guix/scripts/show.scm \
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 55935b3794..03028de97b 100644
@@ -2657,7 +2657,9 @@ For your convenience, we also provide the following aliases:
@command{guix remove} is an alias for @command{guix package -r},-and @command{guix upgrade} is an alias for @command{guix package -u}.+@command{guix upgrade} is an alias for @command{guix package -u},+and @command{guix show} is an alias for @command{guix package --show=}. These aliases are less expressive than @command{guix package} and provide@@ -3020,9 +3022,9 @@ version: 3.3.5
You may also specify the full name of a package to only get details about a
+specific version of it (this time using the @command{guix show} alias):-$ guix package --show=python@@3.4 | recsel -p name,version
+$ guix show python@@3.4 | recsel -p name,version
diff --git a/guix/scripts/show.scm b/guix/scripts/show.scm
index 0000000000..94f0559358
+++ b/guix/scripts/show.scm
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+(define-module (guix scripts show)
+ #:use-module (guix scripts package)
+ #:use-module (guix scripts)
+ #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+ #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
+ #:use-module (srfi srfi-37)
+ (display (G_ "Usage: guix show [OPTION] PACKAGE...
+Show details about PACKAGE."))
+This is an alias for 'guix package --show='.\n"))
+ -h, --help display this help and exit"))
+ -V, --version display version information and exit"))
+ (show-bug-report-information))
+ ;; Specification of the command-line options.
+ (list (option '(#\h "help") #f #f
+ (option '(#\V "version") #f #f
+ (show-version-and-exit "guix show")))))
+(define (guix-show . args)
+ (define (handle-argument arg result)
+ ;; Treat all non-option arguments as regexps.
+ (cons `(query show ,arg)
+ (args-fold* args %options
+ (lambda (opt name arg . rest)
+ (leave (G_ "~A: unrecognized option~%") name))
+ (unless (assoc-ref opts 'query)
+ (leave (G_ "missing arguments: no package to show~%")))
diff --git a/po/guix/POTFILES.in b/po/guix/POTFILES.in
index 8b556ac0ec..f629034d61 100644
--- a/po/guix/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/guix/POTFILES.in
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ guix/scripts/install.scm
diff --git a/tests/guix-package-aliases.sh b/tests/guix-package-aliases.sh
index 5c68664093..520f3309de 100644
--- a/tests/guix-package-aliases.sh
+++ b/tests/guix-package-aliases.sh
@@ -58,3 +58,7 @@ if guix remove -i guile-bootstrap -p "$profile" --bootstrap
then false; else true; fi
guix search '\<board\>' game | grep '^name: gnubg'
+guix show python@3 | recsel -p name,version