From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nils Gillmann Subject: Re: Fwd: bug#31907: Acknowledgement (New users get wrong/old profile path to guix after reconfiguring ) Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:08:00 +0000 Message-ID: <20180620060800.7x3zowrxhwfs6zbq@abyayala> References: <153C7427-EE19-4BDC-AA27-EFA9D630D475@riseup.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39494) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fVWH8-0000o5-1P for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:07:27 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fVWH6-0001fR-VC for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:07:26 -0400 Received: from conspiracy.of.n0.is ([2a01:4f8:1c0c:7ad0::1]:44722) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fVWH6-0001fA-KA for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:07:24 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <153C7427-EE19-4BDC-AA27-EFA9D630D475@riseup.net> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: swedebugia Cc: Guix-devel swedebugia transcribed 5.0K bytes: > Hi > > I just reported this bug. > > As a reaction to the recent guix pull update and the people who had a bad experience I have an idea. > > We create a new guix command that > 1) analyze the current users paths and tell them if > 1.1) they are good and warns them if they are not and propose a solution in a user-friendly way. > 2) gives them the possibility to scan and inherit a newer guix from another user without having to run guix pull, build a derivation etc. Wouldn't the two points below be something for a man page? At least they would include a manpage and a local mail telling you to read more on it if I'd do it. > 3) (perhaps) educates the users about what happens when they run pull, reconfures, etc. as different users. > 4) (perhaps) helps them to abuse the symlinks so that e.g. roots profile follow the current user's or vice versa. > > This would enable new users to do a sanity check on guix when they don't yet understand the way guix symlinks, store, pulling, etc. works. > > This would also save time and bandwidth because you really don't want to run guix pull multiple times as different users considering the time it takes to compile. > > What do you think? Some are a bit vague but in general those are good ideass. > > -------- Original Message -------- > From: help-debbugs@gnu.org > Sent: June 20, 2018 5:20:02 AM GMT+02:00 > To: swedebugia > Subject: bug#31907: Acknowledgement (New users get wrong/old profile path to guix after reconfiguring ) > > Thank you for filing a new bug report with debbugs.gnu.org. > > This is an automatically generated reply to let you know your message > has been received. > > Your message is being forwarded to the package maintainers and other > interested parties for their attention; they will reply in due course. > > Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): > bug-guix@gnu.org > > If you wish to submit further information on this problem, please > send it to 31907@debbugs.gnu.org. > > Please do not send mail to help-debbugs@gnu.org unless you wish > to report a problem with the Bug-tracking system. > > -- > 31907: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=31907 > GNU Bug Tracking System > Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems > > -- > Cheers Swedebugia