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aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=tobias.gr header.s=2018 header.b=OlZbgDcS; 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-Spam-Score: -4.47 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=tobias.gr header.s=2018 header.b=OlZbgDcS; 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: 12A1617EB4 X-Spam-Score: -4.47 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: T2P0bmBeKLXK --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Luis Felipe, I think that would be very helpful. I'm trying to think of a=20 concise, correct, but actually useful definition of profiles for=20 someone not already familiar with them or Guix. Out of curiosity: how do you intuitively understand profiles, as=20 someone who's used Guix for a while? Luis Felipe via Bug reports for GNU Guix =E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A > [...] what is the GUIX_PROFILE variable, does it accept a single > path to a profile or more, and some use cases and=20 > examples. [...] I don't think we should document GUIX_PROFILE. It's not part of=20 the definition of Guix profiles. It should not matter to users=20 nor should they rely on previously observed behaviour. AIUI there=20 are no supported =E2=80=98use cases=E2=80=99, beyond copy-pasting Guix erro= r=20 messages... > Similarly, the GUIX_PROFILE variable doesn't seem to be=20 > defined. It seems missing from the concept and programming=20 > indices. ...so this part isn't unexpected. 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