Re: official Emacs Docker image

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Nic Ferrier <address@hidden> writes:

> Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> There is no official Docker image for Emacs on the Docker Hub:
>>
>> https://hub.docker.com/search/?q=emacs&page=1&isAutomated=0&isOfficial=0&starCount=0&pullCount=0
>
> I made one though. I use it to host marmalade.

With GNU Guix you can run Emacs in a container without having to use
Docker:

    guix environment --container --ad-hoc emacs -- emacs

This creates an isolated ad-hoc environment containing only Emacs and
then runs “emacs”; all without Docker and the need for a disk image.

~~ Ricardo