From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=)
Subject: bug#22629: [PATCH 0/4] 'guix pull' produces a self-contained Guix
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:20:22 +0200
Message-ID: <87602yu7bd.fsf@gnu.org>
References: <87fu45ve2z.fsf@gnu.org> <20180531144337.16298-1-ludo@gnu.org>
	<m136y7wvrm.fsf@fastmail.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Return-path: <bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36696)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1fPnXv-00080h-Ar
	for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:21:08 -0400
Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1fPnXs-0001V9-6M
	for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:21:07 -0400
Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:53038)
	by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16)
	(Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>)
	id 1fPnXs-0001Uz-2M
	for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:21:04 -0400
Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2)
	(envelope-from <Debian-debbugs@debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1fPnXp-00032s-To
	for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:21:03 -0400
Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <handler.22629.B22629.152811123611656@debbugs.gnu.org>
In-Reply-To: <m136y7wvrm.fsf@fastmail.net> (Konrad Hinsen's message of "Thu,
	31 May 2018 20:00:13 +0200")
List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/bug-guix>,
	<mailto:bug-guix-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guix/>
List-Post: <mailto:bug-guix@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:bug-guix-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-guix>,
	<mailto:bug-guix-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Sender: "bug-Guix" <bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
To: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen@fastmail.net>
Cc: 22629@debbugs.gnu.org

Hello!

Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen@fastmail.net> skribis:

> Just wondering: does this mean that I could substitute Guix from my local
> source tree simply by doing
>
>    ./pre-inst-env guix package -p ~/.config/guix/current -i guix

That would just install the snapshot that the =E2=80=98guix=E2=80=99 packag=
e refers to
(it=E2=80=99s defined in (gnu packages package-management)).)

> Or, in fact, not use ~/.config/guix/current at all and just install
> "guix" into my main profile?

If we add a =E2=80=98-p=E2=80=99 option to =E2=80=98guix pull=E2=80=99, tha=
t=E2=80=99s something you could do.

Now, installing Guix in your main profile is probably not a good idea.
Since Guix it what allows you to manage the profile in question, it=E2=80=
=99s
probably better to keep it separate.  That way, =E2=80=98guix=E2=80=99 is m=
anaged
independently of upgrades, installs, etc. that you make in your profile;
rolling back your main profile doesn=E2=80=99t roll back Guix, and so on.

HTH,
Ludo=E2=80=99.