From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Damien Cassou Subject: bug#39815: Sharing the store between a host and a guest Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:34 +0100 Message-ID: <87k147epvx.fsf@cassou.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57678) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1j7PmI-0000pZ-Ut for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:29:03 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j7PmI-0003KI-4A for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:29:02 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:54353) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j7PmI-0003KC-16 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:29:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1j7PmH-0007s8-RR for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:29:01 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57649) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm5-0000oi-7I for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:50 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm2-0003FJ-QY for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:48 -0500 Received: from mail.choca.pics ([80.67.172.235]:56468) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm2-00037Q-Hb for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:46 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [IPv6:::1]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTP id E23F0181929CF for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.choca.pics ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail.choca.pics [IPv6:::1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id kO_gZad-Xwnr for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [IPv6:::1]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E421181929C9 for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.choca.pics ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail.choca.pics [IPv6:::1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id D65PjeFDx8fy for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) Received: from luz4 (57.139.120.78.rev.sfr.net [78.120.139.57]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 27E3F18192B26 for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) 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-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 39815@debbugs.gnu.org Hi, `guix system vm` generates a VM which shares /gnu/store with the host. However, the share is done read-only. The info pages recommends copying the VM image and making it writable. Is it possible/recommended to get a writable and shared /gnu/store in the VM? Best, -- Damien Cassou "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill