From: Csepp <raingloom@riseup.net>
To: guix.anhxx@simplelogin.com
Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Cannot remove package from profile
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2023 14:56:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cuch6msgi1p.fsf@riseup.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <169710825188.7.9080574758555401355.194891396@simplelogin.com>
guix.anhxx@simplelogin.com writes:
> I removed the package emacs-flycheck, but it's still present in my
> Guix profile.
>
> guix package reports the package is not installed:
>
> $ guix package --list-installed='.*flycheck.*'
> $
>
> However emacs-flycheck is still in the profile's manifest:
>
> $ rg flycheck ~/.guix-profile/
> /home/fidel/.guix-profile/manifest
> 1889: ("emacs-flycheck"
> 1892: "/gnu/store/010xh6idfp7zs0hdla3fkcqi3fvgzr84-emacs-flycheck-32"
>
> And guix gc will refuse to delete the path:
>
> $ guix gc -D
> /gnu/store/010xh6idfp7zs0hdla3fkcqi3fvgzr84-emacs-flycheck-32
> finding garbage collector roots...
> guix gc: error: cannot delete path
> `/gnu/store/010xh6idfp7zs0hdla3fkcqi3fvgzr84-emacs-flycheck-32' since
> it is still alive
>
> Rightfully the profile is referring that path:
>
> $ guix gc --referrers
> /gnu/store/010xh6idfp7zs0hdla3fkcqi3fvgzr84-emacs-flycheck-32
> /gnu/store/3kqvnv23dk91f1dgfjj2hwfas5w2sbfp-emacs-subdirs
> /gnu/store/y84j3fk8kqky6wynxvk612iw38p6h8b6-profile
>
> I deleted all generations with guix gc --delete-generations, which
> removed all emacs-flycheck paths except that one. I have tried guix
> pull and upgrade, to no avail.
>
> This is with Guix in Ubuntu 22.04.
>
> $ guix --version
> guix (GNU Guix) 0024ef320eed89468369ece3df05064a2afaabd1
>
> I'm at the end of the rope, I will appreciate any support on how to
> fix this or how to find the root of the problem. Should I file a bug?
>
> Fidel Ramos
> https://fidelramos.net/
Is it a propagated-input of another package?
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2023-10-12 10:57 Cannot remove package from profile guix.anhxx
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