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‘guix pack -f docker’ creates an image without /tmp

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Message #13 received at 37161-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludovic.courtes <at> inria.fr>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 37161-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37161: ‘guix pack -f docker’ creates an image without /tmp
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 12:47:22 +0200

Hi,

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> skribis:

>> One can work around it by asking Docker to create /tmp:
>>
>>   docker run --tmpfs /tmp …
>>
>> However, it seems easier to just create /tmp upfront in the image.
>
> If /tmp exists in the image can a user still overwrite it to either map
> an outside directory to /tmp in the container or to use a tmpfs?

Yes I think so.

> If this is still possible, I agree that /tmp should exist in the
> generated image – even if it’s just a plain mount point.

Done in commit 7979a287f8eb84cbbfa44629951572408939a756.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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