* Is mkdir-p a directory outside of /gnu/store.... possible?
@ 2022-02-17 13:07 James Smith via
2022-02-17 15:12 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2022-02-18 1:17 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
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From: James Smith via @ 2022-02-17 13:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-guix@gnu.org
Hi,
I am using the guix package manager on Debian.
I guix package --install-from-file-myapp.scm and during the install process I would like to
(mkdir-p "$HOME/.config/myapp") and then
(system* (cp "/gnu/store/.../myapp/config.txt" "$HOME/.config/myapp"))
I launch guix package -i... from my home directory /home/jbs
I have tried
(mkdir-p "/home/jbs/.config/myapp")
(system* "mkdir" "-p" "/home/jbs/.config/myapp")
(invoke "mkdir" "-p" "/home/jbs/.config/myapp")
but get permissions errors. I can't even make the directory in /tmp...
I see the discussions on $HOME, homeless-shelter and the hacks in .../scripts/environment.scm so I presume I cannot determine $HOME(?) but even hardcoding my home does not work.
Is it possible during the make/install process to make a directory outside of /gnu/store... and if yes how?
Thanks
Jim
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* Re: Is mkdir-p a directory outside of /gnu/store.... possible?
2022-02-17 13:07 Is mkdir-p a directory outside of /gnu/store.... possible? James Smith via
@ 2022-02-17 15:12 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2022-02-18 1:17 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
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From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2022-02-17 15:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James Smith; +Cc: help-guix
James Smith via <help-guix@gnu.org> writes:
> I am using the guix package manager on Debian.
> I guix package --install-from-file-myapp.scm and during the install process I would like to
>
> (mkdir-p "$HOME/.config/myapp") and then
> (system* (cp "/gnu/store/.../myapp/config.txt" "$HOME/.config/myapp"))
During the build you have no access to anything but the eventual output
directory under /gnu/store.
--
Ricardo
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* Re: Is mkdir-p a directory outside of /gnu/store.... possible?
2022-02-17 13:07 Is mkdir-p a directory outside of /gnu/store.... possible? James Smith via
2022-02-17 15:12 ` Ricardo Wurmus
@ 2022-02-18 1:17 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thiago Jung Bauermann @ 2022-02-18 1:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James Smith; +Cc: help-guix
Hello James,
James Smith via <help-guix@gnu.org> writes:
> I guix package --install-from-file-myapp.scm and during the install process I
> would like to
>
> (mkdir-p "$HOME/.config/myapp") and then
> (system* (cp "/gnu/store/.../myapp/config.txt" "$HOME/.config/myapp"))
Setting up a package’s configuration files in “$HOME/.config” is one of
the main purposes of Guix Home, so I suggest investigate creating a new
Guix Home service for your package.
--
Thanks
Thiago
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