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Subject: bug#26271: 'guix system' does not support common build option '--root'
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:58:09 +0200
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To: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
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Hi Chris,

Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> skribis:

> The manual says ((guix) Invoking guix system) that the options to 'guix
> system' "can contain any of the common build options".  Although some
> common build options (e.g. '--fallback') do seem to work, I have noticed
> that the '--root' option does not.  Consider the following:

That=E2=80=99s because =E2=80=98--root=E2=80=99 is not a =E2=80=9Ccommon bu=
ild option=E2=80=9D in the sense of
"(guix) Common Build Options".  :-)

That said, I agree we should either make it a common option (i.e., add
it to =E2=80=98%standard-build-options=E2=80=99 in (guix scripts build)) or=
 add it
explicitly to =E2=80=98guix system=E2=80=99.  The latter may be simpler.

Thoughts?

Ludo=E2=80=99.