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Resent-From: Ricardo Wurmus Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: guix-patches@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 10:43:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 71022 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix-patches X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: Maxim Cournoyer Cc: zimon.toutoune@gmail.com, vagrant@debian.org, ludo@gnu.org, efraim@flashner.co.il, andreas@enge.fr, attila@lendvai.name, richard@freakingpenguin.com, 71022@debbugs.gnu.org, janneke@gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-Cc: Simon Tournier , Vagrant Cascadian , ludo@gnu.org, Efraim Flashner , Andreas Enge , Attila Lendvai , Richard Sent , guix-patches@gnu.org, Janneke Nieuwenhuizen Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.171611534715310 (code B ref -1); Sun, 19 May 2024 10:43:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 May 2024 10:42:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35940 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1s8dzm-0003ys-Mf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 19 May 2024 06:42:27 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:56110) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1s8dzl-0003ym-3x for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 19 May 2024 06:42:25 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s8dzg-0006jr-SN for guix-patches@gnu.org; Sun, 19 May 2024 06:42:20 -0400 Received: from sender4-of-o51.zoho.com ([136.143.188.51]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s8dze-0007Ix-8y; Sun, 19 May 2024 06:42:20 -0400 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1716115331; cv=none; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; b=oJB/k1MHAPzbARd9QAa9VNCpO5+OpbkZuFK3rbmT1RhSbtMm30HqOUOiJiR9CtmYPJlT+wZtyZLLz7BE0dTSfrrTXc/8YTuUphqNSbltadL1uzggRcA95pkfl5em37b3uxEK5pbqBVAW4hpKVdh0E6pqQsRRAKbU8yQYfI1Pf08= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; t=1716115331; h=Content-Type:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:From:From:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Message-ID:References:Subject:Subject:To:To:Message-Id:Reply-To; bh=0zug476CqosrN+2qAGb+zoiGy+amoN2kQtPHfeeVqDI=; b=MLJFrD+ii1CpEjEdp2yd514jqnIPHdidqsNM7BQHk2y3eMpj8Em//vOmymqSKj0VGYbNK8R+pvwNzLCMTRGhGZnUZgo8fXD19SFyVDkf4Cxr1M6HbzHdQU3GUc6I9F0Ub7EVDpEtZjKzOgpLZc5LgT0enTyLabjdbciMIyqEH08= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.zohomail.com; dkim=pass header.i=elephly.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=rekado@elephly.net; dmarc=pass header.from= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1716115331; s=zoho; d=elephly.net; i=rekado@elephly.net; h=From:From:To:To:Cc:Cc:Subject:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-Id:Reply-To; bh=0zug476CqosrN+2qAGb+zoiGy+amoN2kQtPHfeeVqDI=; b=JXIU80EOEj/xgKPkPmbXf+JQt5NP/x+nsk1C5XOTrKIoeDResZ1mGgadZLMdiG4L ySxDtY+WpBNMksYP90p7EnsvtdLMLH2nHVhOu6ityhW1tSDhUURR5+iV9TsmQr9gSWH pReZ0onKLXx9idWmoafO1/N6Aq3QT1Uo/bPXFr+o= Received: by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1716115329496962.3010355461726; Sun, 19 May 2024 03:42:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Ricardo Wurmus In-Reply-To: <9ac2df37867548ae5e15e4c262458d8fc63ba9a1.1715989953.git.maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> (Maxim Cournoyer's message of "Fri, 17 May 2024 19:52:33 -0400") References: <9ac2df37867548ae5e15e4c262458d8fc63ba9a1.1715989953.git.maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> User-Agent: mu4e 1.12.4; emacs 29.3 Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 12:42:04 +0200 Message-ID: <87h6eunkw3.fsf@elephly.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-ZohoMailClient: External Received-SPF: pass client-ip=136.143.188.51; envelope-from=rekado@elephly.net; helo=sender4-of-o51.zoho.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-patches-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -0.06 X-Spam-Score: -0.06 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 2221411DC0 X-Migadu-Scanner: mx13.migadu.com X-TUID: 7Cu11d/dcCMA Maxim Cournoyer writes: > -When configuring Guix on a system that already has a Guix installation, > -be sure to specify the same state directory as the existing installation > -using the @option{--localstatedir} option of the @command{configure} > -script (@pxref{Directory Variables, @code{localstatedir},, standards, > -GNU Coding Standards}). Usually, this @var{localstatedir} option is set > -to the value @file{/var}. The @command{configure} script protects > -against unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not > -inadvertently corrupt your store (@pxref{The Store}). The configuration > -directory should also be configured by setting the @option{--sysconfdir} > -option to the @file{/etc} value, which is the location used by Guix to > -store for example the access control list of authorized machines and the > -definition of offload machines. This information is still useful, isn't it? It's important for people who intend to modify these locations, such as system administrators who might want to install things elsewhere. Perhaps this could be rewritten to explain why this would be a bad idea. -- Ricardo