From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nils Gillmann Subject: How can I test better? Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:52:19 +0100 Message-ID: <87si11gzek.fsf@grrlz.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54630) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aTJ19-0007Vi-9F for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:52:28 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aTJ16-0002YF-2r for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:52:27 -0500 Received: from perdizione.investici.org ([94.23.50.208]:33952) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aTJ15-0002Xq-Pt for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:52:24 -0500 Received: from [94.23.50.208] (perdizione [94.23.50.208]) (Authenticated sender: niasterisk@grrlz.net) by localhost (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A58D012007A for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:52:22 +0000 (UTC) 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-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: GUIX help Regarding: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-02/msg00313.html I wonder how I can be sure if `guix environment` does not give me a 100% reproduction of what is happening with the files later on, how can I verify what I push as patch does work and which doesn't if I have to write the install procedure of `make` myself? Is `guix system vm` better? How can I test things *better* to give me expected results? I referenced the thread because this is currently broken because of this one issue. -- ng