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Subject: bug#22402: info guix pages
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:45:09 +0100
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carl hansen <carlhansen1234@gmail.com> skribis:

> Yes, that is the case, there is no mystery, there is indeed a
>  /root/.guix-profile/share/info/guix.info
> and there is NOT a
> ~user/.guix-profile/share/info/guix.info

OK.

> However I consider that a bug. Here I am a user, using guix, and I expect
> "info guix" to work. Why would the user have to switch to root just to re=
ad
> this one info file? After installing guix,  I would expect guix.info to be
> in my defalt .guix-profile, or a least a notice of how to install
> guix.info. ( coping and linking I know how to do, that's not the problem.
> It's a question
> of creating a polished piece of software.)

Yeah, I agree this is bad.  On GuixSD there=E2=80=99s no such problem becau=
se
Guix is installed system-wide, so =E2=80=9Cinfo guix=E2=80=9D always picks =
up the
system-wide guix.info at least.

> Would "guix package -i guix" do the right thing?  That seems all
> wrong, would install stuff I already have.

It would do the trick, yes.

I=E2=80=99m not sure how to fix that problem on foreign distros.  Suggestio=
ns
welcome.

Ludo=E2=80=99.