Re: How can i make executable guile file to process command line arguments?

[Olivier Dion]

On Thu, 18 Aug 2022, Jacob Hrbek <kreyren@rixotstudio.cz> wrote:
> I have this file which i use to interact with a version controlled 
> repository similar to a Makefile.
>
> How can i make it work with e.g. `./file.scm echo wheee` -> Will execute 
> the `(define (echo msg) ...)` and output `wheee` in the terminal?

You can't directly call your command.  This is because the shebang is
fixed and thus you will always call the same procedure.  But you could
dispatch your commands in your entrypoint.

How about something like this:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
#!/usr/bin/env -S guile --no-auto-compile -e main -s
-*-Scheme-*-
!#

(use-modules
  (ice-9 match))

(define (echo msg)
  (display msg)
  (newline))

(define (usage prog)
  (format (current-output-port)
          "Usage: ~a COMMAND ARGS..."
          prog))

(define (main args)
  (exit
    (match (cdr args)
      (("echo" msg . rest) (echo msg) #t)
      (_ (usage (car args)) #f))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---