[bug#54375] Mutable guix shell environments

[Maxime Devos]

Charles via Guix-patches via schreef op zo 13-03-2022 om 18:21 [+0000]:
> sample useage:
> $ cd project
> $ guix package --manifest=manifest.scm --profile=.guix-profile
> $ guix shell # --profile=.guix-profile is implicit
> 
> do some stuff. realize that you want to bring in another package.
> 
> $ guix install --profile=.guix-profile additional-package
> 
> Then additional package is instantly available. This is especially useful to 
> lisp programmers because, currently, bringing in an additional library 
> involves restarting shell, lisp process, reloading source files, regenerating 
> process state.

If this is added, then this needs to be documented in the manual,
preferably with some examples on how to use it.

Greetings,
Maxime.

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