Re : Re: How to use/install rust nightly on guix ?

[Mohamed Amine LEGHERABA <mlegheraba@protonmail.com>]

Yes Csepp I'm interested by your tutoriel on how to create a chroot Arch on Guix, It will allow me to run several "exotic" languages/programs on my computer (including rust nigthly).

Thanks,
Mohamed Amine LEGHERABA

------- Original Message -------
Le samedi 29 octobre 2022 à 18:13, Csepp <raingloom@riseup.net> a écrit :


> "(" paren@disroot.org writes:
> 
> > On Sat Oct 29, 2022 at 1:29 PM BST, Mohamed Amine LEGHERABA via wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello guys,
> > > Any ideas for the best way to install rust nightly on guix ? I don't find it in the guix channel, neither rustup.
> > > I need rust nightly to compile a certain project (this one : https://github.com/paritytech/substrate).
> > 
> > You can't. Rustup doesn't work on Guix/Nix, as it assumes FHS. You'd
> > have to package rust-nightly, but it'll take ages to build...
> > 
> > -- (
> 
> 
> Well, you might be able to get it working with an FHS container and
> maybe an overlay mount.
> What I would personally do is install Arch in a chroot and install
> rustup there. You can even use Guix within the chroot if you bind mount
> it.
> If you want to try that, I have a more detailed how-to that I can send.