From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alex Sassmannshausen Subject: [PATCH] Modify README to add instructions re: installing guix from guix Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:24:03 +0000 Message-ID: <87a9opyajw.fsf@damselfly.home> Reply-To: alex.sassmannshausen@gmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:39876) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UUXZk-0007Nx-Oy for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:23:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UUXZj-0003Vi-6l for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:23:40 -0400 Received: from mail-wi0-x232.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::232]:60717) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UUXZj-0003VQ-0f for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:23:39 -0400 Received: by mail-wi0-f178.google.com with SMTP id hm14so329669wib.5 for ; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:23:38 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: "bug-guix@gnu.org" Hi, Please find attach a tiny addition to the README to detail the --with-libgcrypt-prefix option to be added to ./configure when building guix from guix. First patch, so please let me know if I made any mistakes. Best wishes, Alex ===File ~/Projects/guix/0001-Add-section-In-Case-of-Complications.patch=== >From 9e953d321cae6a662c2b8bab8fa4ac665795d133 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Sassmannshausen Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:56:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add section 'In Case of Complications' Section contains sub-headings, the first of which details steps required to be carried out to install Guix using Guix. Specifically mention need to pass --with-libgcrypt-prefix to ./configure. --- README | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 0943358..695be5c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -137,3 +137,12 @@ but exposes all the API as Scheme. - The [[http://www.gnu.org/s/gsrc/][GNU Source Release Collection]] (GSRC) is a user-land software distribution; unlike Guix, it relies on core tools available on the host system +* In Case of Complications +** Guix from Guix + You can re-install (re-make && make install) Guix using a system that + already runs Guix. To do so: + - install the Guix dependencies (see 'Requirements' above) using Guix + - re-run the configure script passing it the option + --with-libgcrypt-prefix=$HOME/.guix-profile/ + - run make + - run sudo make install -- 1.7.10.4 ============================================================