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Subject: Re: I don't understand profiles and directories
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:20:54 +0100
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On Saturday, 19 January 2019 22:00:20 CET you wrote:
> > This means that the Guix binary from `~/.config/guix/current/` shadows =
the
> > one from `~/.guix-profile`.
>=20
> There shouldn=E2=80=99t be any =E2=80=9Cguix=E2=80=9D package in ~/.guix-=
profile.
Here is what I have:

    $ cd ~/.guix-profile/bin
    $ ls | grep guix
    guix
    guix-daemon

    $ file guix guix-daemon=20
    guix: symbolic link to /gnu/store/vv1kkj9aqpv1akk7l7vp2kkd695wgxcr=20
guix-0.16.0-8.7ba2b27/bin/guix
    guix-daemon: symbolic link to /gnu/store/vv1kkj9aqpv1akk7l7vp2kkd695wgx=
cr-
guix-0.16.0-8.7ba2b27/bin/guix-daemon

    $ ./guix --version
    guix (GNU Guix) 0.16.0-8.7ba2b27

    $ guix --version
    guix (GNU Guix) 8d09e97b8cdde9dcceb2353112613a3fee63426d

So both are symlinks to items in the store, and they are distinct from the=
=20
Guix that's in my $PATH.

> > My complete `~/.profile` file now contains
> >=20
> >     source "$HOME/.guix-profile/etc/profile"
>=20
> I=E2=80=99d replace this with:
>=20
>     export GUIX_PROFILE=3D$HOME/.guix-profile
>     source $GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile
>=20
> This ensures that the variables won=E2=80=99t point to specific store ite=
ms but
> rather to the *current* generation (even when you upgrade).
OK, got it.