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Hello,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2019. jan. 3=
., Cs, 19:53):
>
> Dear Guixers,
>
> I am running Guix on the top of Debian and I have issue with `guix
> environment --pure'.
> Well, the documentation provides some tips but I am not sure to understan=
d.
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Invoking-guix-envir=
onment.html
>

I also had this problem on Debian.

> I use the Awesome window manager and then I open different xterm.
> Then the shell is an interactive shell but not a login shell---if I
> understand well---so the dance with .profile, .bash_profile and
> .bashrc is not working. I mean when I open an xterm window, the file
> .bash_profile is not read, therefore the env variables are not setup.
>

What I did was to set up things in .xsessionrc. There is a drawback, though=
, and
it is that this startup file uses /bin/sh, which is most probably
dash, so I had to
adjust the recommendation of sourcing the profile. I also got some indicati=
ons
that the generated file I sourced might assume that the used shell is bash.

> The way that I use is to add an `else' clause to the $GUIX_ENVIRONMENT te=
st:
>
> if [ -n "$GUIX_ENVIRONMENT" ]
> then
>     export PS1=3D"\u@\h \w [dev]\$ "
> else
>    source ~/.bash_profile
> fi
>
> Is it correct and the right way to do?
> If yes, does the manual need improvement in this section (footnote)?
>

I believe it should be improved. There might also be some other distro spec=
ific
chevats. There was also a discussion about reducing bashism in the generate=
d
files, but I don't remember if a conclusion was reached.

>
> Thank you for any tips.
>
> All the best,
> simon
>

Best regards,
g_bor