MSavoritias <em...@msavoritias.me> writes:
I go to the manual to learn package management,
https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/devel/en/guix.html#Package-Management
Apparently i have to either use the terminal or something called
emacs.
If I follow the guide located here:
https://emacs-guix.gitlab.io/website/manual/latest/emacs-guix.html#Installation
It says to install emacs-guix. Okay. So apparently it is an
Emacs thing,
whatever that means. And when you start Emacs after installing
the
package, you are going to end up with Emacs in its plain form.
Unfamiliar keybindings, no autocomplete, etc. Well thats no to
Emacs
then. The other thing is the terminal apparently. Horrible, but
at least
it works.
You make a very good point, being exposed to Emacs for the very
first time in this way would be a terrible experience and listing
alternative options would be very beneficial.
However, I would just like to say "Thank you!" to everyone here
for using Emacs in the manual.
For my entire career in hardware engineering, I have felt like an
outcast for using Emacs and being passionate about free software.
When everyone else on a team or in a company or organization uses
proprietary software only, it is very isolating and career
limiting to stay committed to the free software and hardware
movements.
So while you may not win any popularity contests by using Emacs in
the manual, just know that it is very much appreciated by some of
us.
