Re: Why does `system reconfigure` need to `pull`?

[Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>]

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45mg <45mg.writes@gmail.com> writes:

> So I've just installed Guix System on my main machine, and right off the
> bat, I want to thank everyone here for spending their time on this
> amazing project. While there have been a few pain points (expect some
> (minor) patches, hopefully!), the feeling of finally getting `guix
> system init` to work and then instantly rebooting into the /exact same
> system/ that I built in a VM over weeks is downright magical.
>
> I'm writing to discuss one of the aforementioned pain points. It's one
> of those things that seems insignificant at first, but I fear it may
> impact my ability to keep using Guix. Let me explain.
>
> Whenever I run `guix system reconfigure`, the first output I see from
> the command is this:
>
> Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...

Do you have (current-guix) in your configuration?

The behaviour of (current-guix) can be changed, but I think it might use
the network.

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