From: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen@fastmail.net>
To: Guix Devel <guix-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: What's the difference between a shell environment and a profile?
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:24:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m1jzpofysd.fsf@fastmail.net> (raw)
Hi Guix experts,
While doing some software archeology, I ran into a behavior that I don't
quit understand.
First, I tested some Python 2 scripts in a shell environment:
guix time-machine -C ./channels.scm \
-- shell --container \
python2 python2-mmtk python2-matplotlib \
--with-input=python2-numpy=python2-numpy@1.8.2 \
-- python
Works fine. Next, I wanted to create a Guix profile with the same
software, mainly to keep it in the store for long-term future use,
surviving garbage collection:
guix time-machine -C ./channels.scm \
-- package -p ./python2-profile \
-i python2 python2-mmtk python2-matplotlib \
--with-input=python2-numpy=python2-numpy@1.8.2
Guix wasn't happy at all with this:
guix package: warning: Consider running 'guix pull' followed by
'guix package -u' to get up-to-date packages and security updates.
The following packages will be installed:
python2 2.7.18
python2-matplotlib 2.2.5
python2-mmtk 2.7.13
guix package: error: profile contains conflicting entries for glib
guix package: error: first entry: glib@2.70.2 /gnu/store/64bdjb3nwdkadmy5z2wph9cgqr0bwijm-glib-2.70.2
guix package: error: ... propagated from cairo@1.16.0
guix package: error: ... propagated from python2-pycairo@1.18.2
guix package: error: ... propagated from python2-matplotlib@2.2.5
guix package: error: second entry: glib@2.73.3 /gnu/store/kf488k7v0lc48ylbs4xxpam0dbl3r4jl-glib-2.73.3
guix package: error: ... propagated from gobject-introspection@1.73.1
guix package: error: ... propagated from python2-matplotlib@2.2.5
hint: You cannot have two different versions or variants of `python2-matplotlib' in
the same profile.
In the end I did:
guix time-machine -C ./channels.scm \
-- shell --container -r ./python2-profile \
python2 python2-mmtk python2-matplotlib \
--with-input=python2-numpy=python2-numpy@1.8.2 \
-- python
which should have the effect I am looking for, but I don't understand
how this differs from the "guix package" attempt that failed. The
difference seems to be related to the –with-input transform, because
I don't see what else could cause the "two different versions of
python2-matplotlib" to be around.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Konrad
next reply other threads:[~2023-12-08 16:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-12-08 16:24 Konrad Hinsen [this message]
2023-12-08 17:35 ` What's the difference between a shell environment and a profile? Simon Tournier
2023-12-09 11:02 ` Ludovic Courtès
2023-12-11 10:47 ` Konrad Hinsen
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