From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Vincent Legoll Subject: Re: Kernel config Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:25:11 +0200 Message-ID: References: <877fcliitk.fsf@elephly.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55062) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bOUH4-0007ia-JI for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:25:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bOUH2-000243-Kz for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:25:13 -0400 Received: from mail-qt0-x22a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c0d::22a]:33005) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bOUH2-00023z-Gw for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:25:12 -0400 Received: by mail-qt0-x22a.google.com with SMTP id w38so74741009qtb.0 for ; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 11:25:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <877fcliitk.fsf@elephly.net> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Ricardo Wurmus Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Thanks a lot, I'll see if I manage to get that done... On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Ricardo Wurmus wrote: > > Vincent Legoll writes: > >> I'm wondering if it is possible to pass a .config file to be used for >> "guix system", as >> currently the config used is very heavy, and takes ages to build. > > To use a different configuration you would create a new package variant > of the =E2=80=9Clinux-libre=E2=80=9D package in =E2=80=9Cgnu/packages/lin= ux.scm=E2=80=9D, overriding the > native-input with the label =E2=80=9Ckconfig=E2=80=9D. Then you can spec= ify your kernel > variant package in the =E2=80=9Ckernel=E2=80=9D field of your system conf= iguration. > > I don=E2=80=99t recommend changing the default configuration in your loca= l > checkout. > > Hope this helps! > > ~~ Ricardo > --=20 Vincent Legoll