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From: "Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu>
Subject: Re: how to fix the store after using rm to remove packages
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 08:22:54 -0400
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On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Myles English <mylesenglish@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello, I had a problem with a python application and deleted (with rm,
> instead of 'guix package -r') the packages I wanted to rebuild.
>
> Now the store is broken.  I have just started down the guix road so
> don't mind starting again with a clean store.  Or I could try and fix
> the problem.  I haven't found any information on how to start again, but
> have tried fixing it and have got stuck on how to delete derivations.
> Can anyone help please?

Start over.  The store is immutable for a good reason.

- Dave