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Subject: Re: Defining user services in Guix.
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To: Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
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Hello Mathieu,

Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com> skribis:

>> Agreed.  A =E2=80=98guix user=E2=80=99 tool (or similar) could talk to t=
he user=E2=80=99s
>> Shepherd instance to upgrade user services like
>> =E2=80=98upgrade-shepherd-services=E2=80=99 does in (guix scripts system=
).
>
> With the attached patch, it is possibe to use (gnu services herd) to
> interact with a user shepherd instance.
>
> For instance :
>
> (use-modules (gnu services herd))
> (parameterize
>  ((%shepherd-socket-file "/home/mathieu/.config/shepherd/run/socket"))
>  (current-services))
>
>
> Which returns :
>
> $1 =3D (#<<live-service> provision: (redshift) requirement: () running: 3=
632> #<<live-service> provision: (root shepherd) requirement: () running: #=
t>)
>
> Based on that, I'll try to define a guix user command to upgrade user
> services if it is ok for everyone :).

Neat, sounds like a good plan!

Could you create an account on Savannah, add the OpenPGP public key
you=E2=80=99ll use to sign commits there, and let us know when you=E2=80=99=
re done with
a signed message?  Looks like we should be able to increase the
bandwidth.  :-)

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.