From: Stefan <stefan-guix@vodafonemail.de>
To: 44735@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#44735: gilbc of the running system got wiped while building a package, system broken
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:55:19 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A9406A5-DB4F-4A05-BCC0-4AD8DBD2A112@vodafonemail.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ACFC26D7-CA41-4961-A894-1045A037F866@vodafonemail.de>
Hi!
I found the root cause of this issue: I made a typo and inadvertently did a “./configure --localstatedir=/vaar”.
The manual should warn that using a wrong (or omitted) --localstatedir may destroy the guix installation and possibly the whole guix system.
What can be done to prevent that a simple mistake like this destroys a system?
Having the configure command boxed inside the manual would at least reduce the risk of overlooking this, see also https://issues.guix.gnu.org/40848. But this still does not prevent anything.
Bye
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-11-19 13:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-11-19 8:03 bug#44735: gilbc of the running system got wiped while building a package, system broken Stefan
2020-11-19 8:29 ` Stefan Kuhr
2020-11-19 11:45 ` Stefan
2020-11-19 13:55 ` Stefan [this message]
2020-11-20 11:31 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-11-20 14:35 ` Stefan
2020-11-21 11:00 ` Ludovic Courtès
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