Re: Should Guix support writing CLI Common Lisp scripts? (Think Roswell)

[jgart]

> I'm not sure what you mean if it is something beyond what we can do already 
> with 'guix shell.' Do
> you mean using a particular hashbang as well? 

Yes, that is one feature that I was nodding ambiguously at. Sorry

> guix shell sbcl sbcl-cl-csv unoconv -- sbcl --load myscript.lisp 
> ~/Downloads/*.xlsx

That command is too long. What Roswell does is create binaries and installs 
them in your PATH for your usage like a traditional script that you can call 
without also having to call the interpreter in your terminal invocation.

I want to type just the following and have `myscript` be an executable program 
available in my `guix home` environment:

> myscript ~/Downloads/*.xlsx

I want an automated way to prepare the script for that command line user 
experience. That is the convenience that roswell provides. I agree that is is 
sweet sugar but I'm lazy and don't want to type long CLI invocations.

Thanks for sharing the above though.

It's great to see how people are using `guix shell`.

Given what I said, I might just do what you're suggesting John, because I'm not 
sure when I'll be able to implement a solution like the roswell one in Guix.

Thanks for your thoughts on the topic. They are appreciated.

all best,

jgart