Re: Releasing guix binary in Docker format too?

[zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>]

Hi,

>> >  guix pack guix -f docker -S /bin=bin \
>> >    --entry-point="bin/guix-daemon --disable-chroot"

[...]

>> > Someone needs to try because the devil is in the details.  
>> 
>> I will try to give a try.  If someone does not beat me.
>
> Please do.

I did and probably am lost in Docker details (the mentioned devil? ;-))

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$ docker load < \
> $(guix time-machine --branch=version-1.2.0 \
> -- pack guix -f docker -S /bin=bin  --entry-point="bin/guix-daemon")
Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...
Loaded image: guix:latest

$ docker images --format "{{.Repository}} {{.Tag}} {{.ID}} {{.Size}}"
guix latest 7a99e79f803c 502MB

$ docker run -d --name guix guix:latest
7ecfb3311619d1265f1e91a45f587b28e3017c39735c9527b91bac5b0d5d49e1

$ docker ps
7ecfb3311619 guix:latest "/gnu/store/62iy7phi…" 5 seconds ago Up 4 seconds guix

$ docker exec guix guix pack hello
user with UID 0 not found
substitute: guix substitute: warning: ACL for archive imports seems to be uninitialized, substitutes may be unavailable
substitute: guix substitute: warning: ci.guix.gnu.org: host not found: Servname not supported for ai_socktype
The following derivations will be built:
   /gnu/store/p8w0ickl7n4psa5rkybx0q856phzxmpp-glibc-utf8-locales-2.31.drv

[...]

   /gnu/store/ll89ynpa8xrk2q4fvyg2aj8ig98w4zls-mkfontdir-1.0.7.tar.bz2.drv

building /gnu/store/wj0dnfmik81160y3zf85qf5hvkp2x1hi-libX11-1.6.10.tar.bz2.drv...
builder for `/gnu/store/wj0dnfmik81160y3zf85qf5hvkp2x1hi-libX11-1.6.10.tar.bz2.drv' failed with exit code 1
build of /gnu/store/wj0dnfmik81160y3zf85qf5hvkp2x1hi-libX11-1.6.10.tar.bz2.drv failed
View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/wj/0dnfmik81160y3zf85qf5hvkp2x1hi-libX11-1.6.10.tar.bz2.drv.bz2'.
building /gnu/store/4d3cjvjrgs0q38fs3bgfajcw7apc0vml-Python-3.5.9.tar.xz.drv...
cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/mvf88n2v90jjxg9n8b315p22r6jrkbyb-libx11-1.6.A.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
killing process 29
guix pack: error: build of `/gnu/store/mvf88n2v90jjxg9n8b315p22r6jrkbyb-libx11-1.6.A.drv' failed
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I have tried various Docker option and I have failed to figure out the
correct one.  I should miss the obvious.  My eyes are a bit tired these
days.  Any hint?


BTW, the tool skopeo failed in the branch version-1.2.0 as ’weather’
confirms.  Therefore the Cookbook recipe will be for the next release.

Cheers,
simon