bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Pierre Neidhardt]

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Apologies if this has been asked before, but would it be possible to
include one of curl or wget in the installation image?

It's particularly convenient to fetch authorization keys, channel specs and
the like before installing a system.

Additionally, including git (maybe git minimal?) would be great so
synchronize Git repositories which may contain installation scripts,
Guix configs and other dotfiles.

Thoughts?

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Leo Famulari]

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On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 09:57:08PM +0100, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> Apologies if this has been asked before, but would it be possible to
> include one of curl or wget in the installation image?

`guix download` should work here ;)

But it's nice to have something familiar.

> Additionally, including git (maybe git minimal?) would be great so
> synchronize Git repositories which may contain installation scripts,
> Guix configs and other dotfiles.

This one is more pressing...

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bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Pierre Neidhardt]

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Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> writes:

> `guix download` should work here ;)

Wow, didn't know about this trick, it's very convenient indeed, thanks!

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Leo Famulari]

On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 09:36:02AM +0100, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> writes:
> 
> > `guix download` should work here ;)
> 
> Wow, didn't know about this trick, it's very convenient indeed, thanks!

Yes, especially with `guix download --output=foo`. But we shouldn't let
this keep us from making the installer more comfortable for new users :)

bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[zimoun]

Hi Pierre,

On Sat, 19 Dec 2020 at 21:57, Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> wrote:

> Additionally, including git (maybe git minimal?) would be great so
> synchronize Git repositories which may contain installation scripts,
> Guix configs and other dotfiles.

Somehow, it is already the case. :-)  What do you need exactly?  Because
this minimal thing could be exposed via “guix git <foo>” via Guile-Git.
WDYT?


All the best,
simon

bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Pierre Neidhardt]

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zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

> Somehow, it is already the case. :-)  What do you need exactly?  Because
> this minimal thing could be exposed via “guix git <foo>” via Guile-Git.
> WDYT?

`guix git' only has the `authenticate' action.  Would be great if we
could have `clone'! :)

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[zimoun]

Hi,

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 11:14, Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> wrote:
> zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Somehow, it is already the case. :-)  What do you need exactly?  Because
>> this minimal thing could be exposed via “guix git <foo>” via Guile-Git.
>> WDYT?

> `guix git' only has the `authenticate' action.

Yeah for now… :-D


>                                                 Would be great if we
> could have `clone'! :)

Does something as “guix git clone https://example.com --output=foo” make
sense?

Cheers,
simon

bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Pierre Neidhardt]

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zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

> Does something as “guix git clone https://example.com --output=foo” make
> sense?

For me, yes! :)

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hello,

Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> writes:

> Apologies if this has been asked before, but would it be possible to
> include one of curl or wget in the installation image?
>
> It's particularly convenient to fetch authorization keys, channel specs and
> the like before installing a system.
>
> Additionally, including git (maybe git minimal?) would be great so
> synchronize Git repositories which may contain installation scripts,
> Guix configs and other dotfiles.
>
> Thoughts?

I've added wget to the %base-networking-packages list, which means it'll
be part of any Guix System starting with v1.3.0.

For git-minimal, after discussing it on IRC, it seems reasonable to
expect savvy users to be able to 'guix install git' from the
installation environment.

Closing.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Maxim

bug#45326: Include curl/wget (and git?) to the installation image

[Pierre Neidhardt]

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Thank you for the update, Maxim!

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Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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