GNU bug report logs - #18049
Bug in "guix system init"

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From: Marek Benc <merkur32 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Bug in "guix system init"
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:06:14 +0200

The var/guix directory gets installed according to the configuration of
the host Guix, instead of the installed Guix (that is, /var).

This means that if someone (like me) configured the host Guix with
--prefix=/usr/local, the directory will be installed
into /usr/local/var/guix, which won't work, and will cause the installed
guix to see an empty /gnu/store.

This is dangerous because then, it will try to download glibc, and while
doing that, it will delete the existing one in /gnu/store, and kill the
operating system.

Workarounds:
1. Configure the host guix with --prefix=/
or
2. Once the system is initialized, move the var/guix folder (eg,
from /usr/local/var) to /var

Message #10 received at 18049-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Marek Benc <merkur32 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18049-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18049: Bug in "guix system init"
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:41:46 +0200

Marek Benc <merkur32 <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> This means that if someone (like me) configured the host Guix with
> --prefix=/usr/local, the directory will be installed
> into /usr/local/var/guix, which won't work, and will cause the installed
> guix to see an empty /gnu/store.

Good catch.  I believe this is fixed by commit a52127c.

Can you confirm that it works for you?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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