Re: Using Makefile to run guix shell?

[Peter Polidoro]

zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

> where I try to decouple what requires Guix and what not.  Well, 
> I have
> not tried, but the idea is then to run:
>
>     $ guix-serial-shell.sh make serial-shell
>
> where the Makefile contains the rule:
>
>     serial-shell:
>        picocom -b 9600 -f n -y n -d 8 -p 1 -c $(PORT)

I really like your approach and your directory layout, thank you.

So you are not concerned about Makefile conflicts or using Make in 
ways that may not have been intended? Maybe I should just learn to 
stop worrying and love the Makefile.

It does seem to add lots of complication in order to decouple Guix 
from the Makefile, though, with all the extra shell scripts and 
commands. In general I like the idea of software units being 
decoupled, but realistically I never want to go back to life 
before Guix. Spending too much effort making it work without Guix 
just encourages other people to use bad practices I am starting to 
think.

I do not know enough about writing Makefiles, but is there a way 
to chain together the rules and targets so you could either use 
Guix or not, like a "make serial-shell" and a "make 
guix-serial-shell" with the latter prepending "guix 
time-machine..." to the serial-shell command?