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Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com> skribis:

> Regarding gc, I remember I accidentally ran "guix gc" and removed all
> the build dependencies like bash, glibc... Then, I realized the proper
> way to run gc is to run "guix gc -d <DIRECTORY>".

I wouldn=E2=80=99t call it =E2=80=9Cthe proper way.=E2=80=9D  Most of the t=
ime, I simply want to
free space on my disk, so I run either, say, =E2=80=98guix gc -C500M=E2=80=
=99 if I=E2=80=99m in
a hurry, or =E2=80=98guix gc=E2=80=99.  The =E2=80=98-d=E2=80=99 switch is =
really for specific cases.

But as Taylan notes, you should run guix-daemon with --gc-keep-outputs
--gc-keep-derivations to avoid losing the build time dependencies.

> Perhaps we should change the command for garbage collecting everything
> from "guix gc" to "guix gc -a" and "guix gc --all". Does this sound
> reasonable?

Dunno, I admit I=E2=80=99m not as enthusiastic as the other people here.  :=
-)

What would =E2=80=98guix gc=E2=80=99 (without any option) do?

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.