From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Adding operating-system field for a custom /etc/profile.
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:30:10 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y4dnkunh.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <871tbfrxyo.fsf@gmail.com> (Alex Kost's message of "Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:36:47 +0300")
Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
> Ludovic Courtès (2015-11-24 15:48 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
[...]
>>> Besides will the system really be broken?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> I don't agree with your points, so it is "No" for me.
Alex, this is unproductive. Please let’s get back to work now.
>> Anyway, I think the way forward is to make /etc/profile modular in
>> similar fashion. What about starting with an /etc/profile service that
>> can receive Bash snippets and paste them in the middle of the file,
>> right before:
>>
>> if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" -a -f /etc/bashrc ]
>> then
>> # Load Bash-specific initialization code.
>> . /etc/bashrc
>> fi
>>
>> Does that make sense?
>
> I agree that a modular /etc/profile would be great, but only if *any*
> part of it can be changed or removed, otherwise this decision will have
> the same problem: one day there will appear users who would like to
> change the parts that cannot be changed.
>
> But still I prefer to have a straightforward way to set my own
> /etc/profile. Or maybe it would be good to have even a more general
> solution: a way to specify any file that goes to "/etc" dir, something
> like this:
>
> (operating-system
> ;; ...
> (etc-files
> ("hosts" (local-file "/home/me/guix/etc/hosts"))
> ("profile" (local-file "/home/me/guix/bash/my-favourite-etc-profile"))
> ("fstab" (local-file "/home/me/guix/etc/fstab"))))
Please take a look at ‘etc-service’. It’s essentially what you describe.
> You will probably consider this decision evil, but for me it's a perfect
> solution.
For you, understood.
> Sorry, but this is not what I want. I would like to have a full control
> on any aspect of my system.
I think you’re overreacting. I feel bad because in spite of several
attempts, I’m failing to get us to focus on concrete proposal to move
forward. I don’t know what to add.
Ludo’.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-11-24 20:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-04 10:29 bug#20255: 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profile 宋文武
2015-04-04 21:04 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-04-05 3:39 ` 宋文武
2015-04-05 18:15 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-04-06 4:02 ` 宋文武
2015-04-06 8:24 ` Mark H Weaver
2015-05-02 22:12 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-19 22:32 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-20 22:42 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-21 8:57 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-21 18:41 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-21 20:10 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-22 7:52 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-22 10:52 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-22 18:44 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-22 23:04 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-23 11:55 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-23 14:31 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-23 20:07 ` Adding operating-system field for a custom /etc/profile Alex Kost
2015-11-24 12:48 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-24 19:36 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-24 20:30 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2015-11-30 9:10 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-30 13:00 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-24 15:22 ` 宋文武
2015-11-24 20:03 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-27 14:58 ` Customizing /etc Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-30 9:11 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-27 14:34 ` /etc/environment and /etc/profile Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-24 17:22 ` bug#20255: 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profile Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-30 9:08 ` Alex Kost
2015-11-30 12:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-05-04 21:44 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-05-05 8:28 ` 宋文武
2015-05-05 12:35 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-05-06 16:35 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-12 11:13 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-02-21 15:53 ` bug#20255: (old)bug#20255: 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profiles zimoun
2020-02-21 17:18 ` Alex Kost
2021-06-26 2:37 ` bug#20255: 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profile Maxim Cournoyer
2021-06-26 5:59 ` Leo Prikler
2021-06-28 4:35 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2021-06-28 6:58 ` Leo Prikler
2021-06-27 9:59 ` Alex Kost
2021-06-28 4:48 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2021-06-29 17:29 ` Alex Kost
2020-12-18 20:27 ` bug#20255: «the Oldest» [PATCH] 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profiles zimoun
2023-05-12 12:34 ` bug#20255: 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profile 宋文武 via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2023-05-15 13:53 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-05-17 14:12 ` 宋文武
2023-05-15 17:14 ` Josselin Poiret via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2023-05-15 17:46 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-05-16 9:37 ` Josselin Poiret via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2023-05-16 11:00 ` 宋文武 via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2023-05-17 14:04 ` bug#20255: [PATCH 1/4] home: shells: Merge search-paths of multiple profiles iyzsong--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2023-05-17 14:04 ` bug#20255: [PATCH 2/4] system: default-skeletons: Set up Guix home profile when it exists iyzsong--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2023-05-17 14:04 ` bug#20255: [PATCH 3/4] system: Only source system profile's settings in '/etc/profile' iyzsong--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2023-05-17 14:04 ` bug#20255: [PATCH 4/4] news: Add entry for '/etc/profile' changes iyzsong--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix
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