From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark H Weaver Subject: bug#31841: ./pre-inst-env guix system no longer works without ~/.config/guix Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 03:51:19 -0400 Message-ID: <87d0wr5fuw.fsf@netris.org> References: <8736xopz0q.fsf@netris.org> <87bmccuwbu.fsf@mdc-berlin.de> <87o9gctgrm.fsf@gnu.org> <87po0snp5g.fsf@netris.org> <87602kro0h.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60021) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fU619-0007Ct-Nr for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jun 2018 03:53:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fU618-0003kv-Nb for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jun 2018 03:53:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:43037) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fU618-0003kX-Ix for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jun 2018 03:53:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fU618-0002oO-C0 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jun 2018 03:53:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87602kro0h.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22'\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?s\?\= message of "Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:51:58 +0200") 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" To: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: 31841@debbugs.gnu.org, Ricardo Wurmus flags 31841 + notabug close 31841 thanks Hi Ludovic, ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > Mark H Weaver skribis: > >> If there's a good reason to avoid implementing Ricardo's suggestion, I >> don't mind keeping my modified 'guix' script above, but I confess that I >> don't yet understand the cause of your reluctance. > > Well I=E2=80=99m not opposed to it, but my first reaction was that it adds > complexity, it=E2=80=99s redundant with the =E2=80=98configure=E2=80=99 c= hecks, and one can > always find other ways to make things break. > > Now, I agree that it would be useful for the use case you mentioned > (build in =E2=80=98guix environment=E2=80=99 and run outside of it), so i= f you come > up with a patch, that works for me! Fair enough. >> Anyway, it seems that my practice of running 'guix' from a private git >> checkout is becoming increasingly awkward to arrange. I would be >> pleased if this mode of operation were better supported. > > I do that (like every Guix developer I suppose) every day, so I don=E2=80= =99t > think it=E2=80=99s going to stop working any time soon. > > In this case, the requirement of a new dependency made the issue > apparent but fundamentally nothing has changed. In particular, > ~/.config/guix is not required any more than it was before, contrary to > what the subject says. Indeed, good points. I considered retitling this bug to "./pre-inst-env guix system fails outside of the development environment" or "now requires guile-sqlite3", but the more I think about it, the more this seems like a non-issue. > OK to close this issue? Done, thanks. Mark