From: myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>
To: 22981@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22981: guix-edit does not find git checkout directory
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:45:38 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874mcdf4z1.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <871t7iov3n.fsf@gmail.com>
Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:
> myglc2 (2016-03-11 00:56 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Situation: GuixSD sysetm managaed by user glc using a git checkout in
>> /home/glc/sre/guix.
>>
>> Problem: When I follow the manual to set up a vanila user (glc5) with a
>> separate git checkout in /home/glc5/src/guix, guix-edit does not find
>> the checkout source.
>>
>> Note: I followed comments from the #guix irc channel to set links in glc
>> and root that point to the glc checkout:
>>
>> glc@g1 ~/src/guix [env]$ stat ~/.config/guix/latest
>> File: ‘/home/glc/.config/guix/latest’ -> ‘../../src/guix’
>>
>> glc@g1 ~/src/guix [env]$ stat /root/.config/guix/latest
>> File: ‘/root/.config/guix/latest’ -> ‘/home/glc/src/guix’
>>
>>
>> CREATE USER glc5
> [...]
>> glc5@g1 ~/src$ stat ~/.config/guix/latest
>> stat: cannot stat ‘/home/glc5/.config/guix/latest’: No such file or directory
>
> I don't understand, so you made the links for user 'glc', but then you
> check another user 'glc5'. If you run emacs under glc, and try "M-x
> guix-edit" there, you should be pointed to "~/.config/guix/latest".
Yes, but it only it works for me (glc) because I studied guix for 6
weeks and learned an unpublished trick on #guix IRC channel.
> Since you didn't make such a link for 'glc5', you are pointed to the
> store.
Yes because I am trying to help you improve the user experience. So glc5
is a simulated new user following the manual literally ;)
> Anyway, you can configure any directory for "M-x guix-edit" by setting
> 'guix-directory' variable. See (info "(guix) Emacs Commands"). It is
> not in the hmtl manual yet.
But what is the _recommended_ way to do this?
A) set 'guix-directory' variable in emacs init file?
B) make symbolic link to ~/src/guix from ~/.config/guix/latest?
C) something else?
And if a _new_ user starts reading in "8.1 Building from Git", how do
they find this information?
FWIW, I vote for method B.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-03-11 14:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-10 21:56 bug#22981: guix-edit does not find git checkout directory myglc2
2016-03-11 11:03 ` Alex Kost
2016-03-11 14:45 ` myglc2 [this message]
2016-03-12 9:15 ` Alex Kost
2016-03-13 2:00 ` myglc2
2016-03-13 9:38 ` Alex Kost
2016-03-13 15:42 ` myglc2
2016-03-13 22:01 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-03-14 8:02 ` Alex Kost
2016-03-24 20:02 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-03-25 1:18 ` myglc2
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