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From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix@gnu.org>
To: Luis Felipe <luis.felipe.la@protonmail.com>
Cc: 46803@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#46803: User manual does not explain Profiles (nor GUIX_PROFILE)
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:30:18 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <877dmube5x.fsf@nckx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <iF0rFLFignq8SLHhbSFNXRfnWhNrlxFZsH1hTOnO1aySTkOJYuCscB6NwN3NEgq-XfM9laqzd_TE2qEhtaBYnAav09jiTNb4uAx58H7G9Ps=@protonmail.com>

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Luis Felipe,

I think that would be very helpful.  I'm trying to think of a 
concise, correct, but actually useful definition of profiles for 
someone not already familiar with them or Guix.

Out of curiosity: how do you intuitively understand profiles, as 
someone who's used Guix for a while?

Luis Felipe via Bug reports for GNU Guix 写道:
> [...] what is the GUIX_PROFILE variable, does it accept a single
> path to a profile or more, and some use cases and 
> examples. [...]

I don't think we should document GUIX_PROFILE.  It's not part of 
the definition of Guix profiles.  It should not matter to users 
nor should they rely on previously observed behaviour.  AIUI there 
are no supported ‘use cases’, beyond copy-pasting Guix error 
messages...

> Similarly, the GUIX_PROFILE variable doesn't seem to be 
> defined. It seems missing from the concept and programming 
> indices.

...so this part isn't unexpected.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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  reply	other threads:[~2021-02-26 23:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-02-26 21:24 bug#46803: User manual does not explain Profiles (nor GUIX_PROFILE) Luis Felipe via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2021-02-26 23:30 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix [this message]
2021-02-27 18:11   ` Luis Felipe via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2021-03-01  9:59   ` Ludovic Courtès
2021-03-01 10:28   ` zimoun
2021-03-14 10:56     ` Ludovic Courtès
2021-03-15  9:43       ` zimoun
2021-03-17 13:54         ` Ludovic Courtès

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