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Mechanical repairs to .github/CONTRIBUTING.md, each anchored on a specific known-broken form:

  • unescaped # -> #
  • rebuilt the hard-wrapped setup block into one command per line
  • replaced invalid (): commit header
  • dedented headings that rendered as code

Why these: they are the classes reviewers keep flagging on this file — template tokens left unsubstituted, commands collapsed onto one line by the AsciiDoc→Markdown conversion so copying them passes extra arguments, \# escapes where # was meant, an invalid (): commit header, and a four-space indent that made headings render as code.

No prose is rewritten; only the broken forms are corrected. If a pattern is not present the file is untouched.

Mechanical repairs to the guide, each anchored on a known-broken form:

- unescaped \# -> #
- rebuilt the hard-wrapped setup block into one command per line
- replaced invalid `():` commit header
- dedented headings that rendered as code

No prose is rewritten; only the broken forms are corrected.
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  • Documentation
    • Updated the contribution guide to recommend Guix instead of Nix for reproducible development environments.
    • Added guidance for manually installing dependencies when using toolbox or distrobox.
    • Improved the readability of the repository structure overview.
    • Clarified the required commit message format, including scope, body, and footer.

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The contribution guide now recommends Guix, documents manual dependency installation for toolbox/distrobox, presents the repository tree in a readable format, aligns subsection headings, and defines commit message body and footer content.

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Contribution Guide Updates

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Development setup and repository structure
.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
The setup guidance now uses guix develop, includes manual dependency instructions for toolbox/distrobox, and presents the repository structure as a multi-line tree.
Contribution workflow guidance
.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
Two subsection headings now use consistent indentation. The commit message guidance defines the body as what changed and why, and the footer as an issue reference such as Closes #123``.

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Contributors cannot follow either documented setup path reliably, and several examples render incorrectly. The guide should be corrected before merge.

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In @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md:
- Around line 6-8: Update the setup and example sections in CONTRIBUTING.md by
fencing each command, repository-tree, and branch-example block as Markdown
code, keeping section headings outside fences and placing each command or entry
on its own line. Preserve the existing content and ordering.
- Line 14: Update the “Install dependencies manually” section in CONTRIBUTING.md
to document the supported Toolbox package and installation commands after
entering developer-ecosystem-dev, using the repository’s authoritative setup
conventions. Ensure contributors have complete setup instructions before running
just check and just test, or remove this incomplete path if no supported
commands can be identified.
- Line 32: Update the repository tree in CONTRIBUTING.md so CONTRIBUTING.md
appears under the .github/ branch instead of at the repository root, preserving
the existing tree connector formatting.
- Around line 3-8: Add a root-level guix.scm environment definition, then update
the Guix setup instructions in CONTRIBUTING.md to use the supported command
“guix shell -D -f guix.scm” from the repository root, replacing “guix develop.”

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git clone https://github.com/hyperpolymath/developer-ecosystem.git
cd developer-ecosystem

# Using Nix (recommended for reproducibility)
# Using Guix (recommended for reproducibility)

nix develop
guix develop

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The automatic discovery of guix.scm or manifest.scm files by guix shell is a convenience feature designed for interactive use [1][2]. If you are encountering an error or the file is not being loaded, it is likely due to one of the following reasons: 1. Non-interactive usage: The automatic loading of guix.scm or manifest.scm only occurs when guix shell is invoked without any other arguments (e.g., just running guix shell) [2][3]. If you provide additional arguments—such as packages to install, a command to execute (e.g., guix shell -- make), or other flags—guix shell enters a non-interactive mode and will ignore any local guix.scm or manifest.scm files [4][3]. 2. Authorization requirement: For security reasons, guix shell will only automatically load these files if the directory containing them is explicitly authorized [1][2]. If the directory is not authorized, guix shell will report an error [5]. To authorize a directory, you must add its absolute path to the file ~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories [4][5]. You can do this by running: echo /path/to/your/project >> ~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories 3. Precedence: If both manifest.scm and guix.scm exist in the same directory, manifest.scm takes precedence [6][2]. Guix will process the manifest.scm and ignore the guix.scm [6]. If you need to use a guix.scm file while also providing other arguments or running a command, you must explicitly specify the file using the --file option [6]. Note that when using --file with a guix.scm, you may also need to include the --development flag to ensure you are installing the package&#39;s development dependencies rather than the package itself [6].
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<title>[bug#55317] [PATCH] doc: Clarify guix shell&`#39`;s DWIM behaviour.</title> https://yhetil.org/guix-patches/9184428ce5f7de56848b1c0018b2639dd0e8a5ca.camel@gmail.com/T/ as can be seen from <http://logs.guix.gnu.org/ ... ix/2022 ... 05-08.log ... 164019>, the way in which guix shell interactively does what you mean is open to interpretation and different folks may mean different things when specifying nothing. Therefore, document guix&`#39`; assumptions more clearly. ... --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5693,17 +5693,16 @@ before `@command`{guix shell} was invoked. The next garbage collection (`@pxref`{Invoking guix gc}) may clean up packages that were installed in the environment and that are no longer used outside of it. -As an added convenience, when running from a directory that contains a -@file{manifest.scm} or a `@file`{guix.scm} file (in this order), possibly -in a parent directory, `@command`{guix shell} automatically loads the -file---provided the directory is listed in -@file{~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories}, and only for -interactive use: - -@example -guix shell -@EnD example - ... +As an added convenience, `@command`{guix shell} when invoked interactively +without any other arguments will try to do what you mean based on the +files it locates in the current directory or parent directories. +If it finds a `@file`{manifest.scm}, it uses this manifest as though +it was given via `@code`{--manifest}. +If it finds a `@file`{guix.scm}, it uses this package file as though +it was given via `@code`{--development --file}. +In either case, the file will only be loaded if the directory it +resides in is listed in +@file{~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories}. This provides an easy way to define, share, and enter development environments. -- 2.36.0 ... * doc/guix.texi ("Invoking guix shell"): Document the exact behaviour, that is which flags go together with which file names. ... diff --git a/doc ... ix.texi b ... index e1fb50a634..34908462e2 ... 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5670,17 +5670,20 @@ before `@command`{guix shell} was invoked. The next garbage collection (`@pxref`{Invoking guix gc}) may clean up packages that were installed in the environment and that are no longer used outside of it. -As an added convenience, when running from a directory that contains a -@file{manifest.scm} or a `@file`{guix.scm} file (in this order), possibly -in a parent directory, `@command`{guix shell} automatically loads the -file---provided the directory is listed in -@file{~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories}, and only for -interactive use: - +As an added convenience, `@command`{guix shell} will try to do what you +mean when it is invoked interactively as in `@example` guix shell `@end` example - +without any other arguments. If it finds a `@file`{manifest.scm} in the +current working directory or any of its parents, it uses this manifest +as though it was given via `@code`{--manifest}. Likewise, if it finds +a `@file`{guix.scm} in the same directories, it uses it to build a +development profile as though both `@code`{--development} and `@code`{--file} +were present. +In either case, the file will only be loaded if the directory it +resides in is listed in +@file{~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories}. This provides an easy way to define, share, and enter development environments. -- 2.36.0 ... > +++ b/doc/guix.texi > @@ -5693,17 +5693,16 @@ before `@command`{guix shell} was invoked. The next garbage collection > (`@pxref`{Invoking guix gc}) may clean up packages that were installed in > the environment and that are no longer used outside of it. > > -As an added convenience, when running from a directory that contains a > -@file{manifest.scm} or a `@file`{guix.scm} file (in this order), possibly > -in a parent directory, `@command`{guix shell} automatically loads the > -file---provided the directory is listed in > -@file{~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories}, and only for > -interactive use: > - > -@example > -guix shell > -@EnD example > - ... > +As an added convenience, `@command`{guix shell} when invoked inte…[truncated] <title>guix shell without arguments</title> https://yhetil.org/guix-user/CAJ=RwfY9kgT=+Kxpz-U7N7Gj9E=vcp3iD1ZSe2thNUd902Tkiw@mail.gmail.com/t/ Issuing guix shell without arguments is equivalent to the command below, when guix.scm exists in ... That’s already the case, no? From the manual: If it finds a manifest.scm in the current working directory or any of its parents, it uses this manifest as though it was given via --manifest. Likewise, if it finds a guix.scm in the same directories, it uses it to build a development profile as though both --development and --file were present. In either case, the file will only be loaded if the directory it resides in is listed in ~/.config/guix/shell-authorized-directories. This provides an easy way to define, share, and enter development environments. <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/guix.html#Invoking-guix-shell> ... It *sounds* like it should be the case, but it isn&`#39`;t. Specifying the command to run explicitly is considered a non-interactive case, and in non-interactive mode the automagic guix.scm/manifest.scm reading does not occur. :( ... Indeed, I have interpreted that section from the manual in the same as you did. However, as I&`#39`;ve mentioned in the previous message, "guix shell -- foo-command" creates an empty environment and then runs foo-command (regardless of the existence of guix/manifest.scm). ... I don&`#39`;t think it ever behaved otherwise, and this seems to be backed by Dave&`#39`;s message. Dave, indeed, I belong to that 1st group of people that expect a DWIM behaviour. ... I agree with you! It&`#39`;s a big usability issue! Even though I&`#39`;m aware of this behavior, I still catch myself trying to do `guix shell -- foo-command` from time to time and being disappointed. I filed an issue about this awhile back and the tl;dr is that the behavior can&`#39`;t be changed (at least not easily) without breaking things for users who have different expectations/needs: https://issues.guix.gnu.org/57467 ... &`#39`;guix shell&`#39`; is primarily focused on case 2, and case 1 is only supported when &`#39`;guix shell&`#39`; has no other args, as you&`#39`;ve noticed. ... Perhaps this is an indicator that we need two different tools. I&`#39`;ve thought for years that we need a &`#39`;guix develop&`#39`; (working title) tool that does what &`#39`;guix shell&`#39`; does but also goes beyond by starting containerized services like &`#39`;docker compose&`#39`; can. For example, if a project requires a PostgreSQL database, &`#39`;guix develop&`#39`; could create a shell environment with the client program/library but also automatically start the server using an instance of Shepherd and &`#39`;herd&`#39`; inside the shell could be used to control the service. <title>guix/scripts/shell.scm</title> https://github.com/guix-mirror/guix/blob/71b92466430acb8c91841522dc0eb7d766af4388/guix/scripts/shell.scm interactive shell in that environment.\n")) (newline) ;; These two options differ from &`#39`;guix environment&`#39`;. 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The previous behavior was confusing: a warning would be printed and &`#39`;guix shell&`#39`; would go on starting an empty environment. Reported by Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>. * guix/scripts/shell.scm (auto-detect-manifest): Change "not loading" case from warning to error. * tests/guix-shell.sh: Adjust accordingly. --- guix/scripts/shell.scm | 7 ++++--- tests/guix-shell.sh | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/guix/scripts/shell.scm b/guix/scripts/shell.scm index c7eba42..5749485 100644 --- a/guix/scripts/shell.scm +++ b/guix/scripts/shell.scm @@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ Return the modified OPTS." 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developer-ecosystem-dev \# Install dependencies manually
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