GNU bug report logs - #66653
Should 'guix pack', 'install', &c. accept '--file'?

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Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:18:13 +0000
From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@HIDDEN>
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Subject: Should 'guix pack', 'install', ... accept '-f'?
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Hi all,

I feel like that everything that could build a package should accept the '=
standard build options' like -f=2E

Does anyone have arguments against it?

Kind regards,

T G-R

Sent on the go=2E  Excuse or enjoy my brevity=2E