From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id MHTlB0/WAWDAKAAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:52:15 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id oLOjA0/WAWCLRgAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:52:15 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8FD7C9403C5 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:52:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:37864 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TGf-0004RJ-HR for larch@yhetil.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:52:13 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:46868) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TGV-0004OR-9z for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:52:03 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:58347) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TGU-0004m0-Hl for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:52:03 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TGU-000888-Gs for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:52:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#45896: Non-pull =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=98guix=E2=80=99?= should know its channels Resent-From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:52:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 45896 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 45896@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.161073309531215 (code B ref -1); Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:52:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Jan 2021 17:51:35 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41660 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TFo-00087B-RS for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:51:34 -0500 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:59452) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TFm-000872-Ry for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:51:19 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:46644) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TFm-00041t-A3 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:51:18 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:34736) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TFk-0004T7-N5 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:51:18 -0500 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=43288 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1l0TFk-00050l-1D for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:51:16 -0500 From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 26 =?UTF-8?Q?Niv=C3=B4se?= an 229 de la =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:51:14 +0100 Message-ID: <874kjixf59.fsf@inria.fr> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -2.86 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 8FD7C9403C5 X-Spam-Score: -2.86 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: Rh4SoEwNDhBB Related to , we have the problem that the =E2=80=98guix=E2=80=99 command coming from the =E2=80=98guix=E2=80=99 p= ackage doesn=E2=80=99t know its provenance: =E2=80=98guix describe=E2=80=99 errors out. We should fix it by storing a meta-data file within the =E2=80=98guix=E2=80= =99 package. Likewise, on foreign distros, /usr/local/bin/guix may point to a =E2=80=98g= uix pull=E2=80=99-guix, but because of the symlink, =E2=80=98guix describe=E2= =80=99 won=E2=80=99t work: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ type -P guix /home/ludo/.config/guix/current/bin/guix $ guix describe Generacio 171 Jan 11 2021 11:38:39 (nuna) guix 458cb25 repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git branch: master commit: 458cb25b9e7e7c954f468023abea2bebb5d8c75b $ ln -s $(type -P guix) /tmp $ /tmp/guix describe guix describe: error: failed to determine origin hint: Perhaps this `guix' command was not obtained with `guix pull'? Its version string is 458cb25b9e7e7c954f468023abea2bebb5d8c75b. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- We should probably store proper provenance info directly in the =E2=80=98gu= ix=E2=80=99 output, just like we store the commit ID in (guix config). Ludo=E2=80=99.