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inconsistent 'guix package --list-generations' for root

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
Subject: bug#40344: closed (Re: bug#40344: inconsistent 'guix package
 --list-generations' for root)
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:49:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#40344: inconsistent 'guix package --list-generations' for root

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 40344 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 40344-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40344: inconsistent 'guix package --list-generations' for root
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:48:03 +0300

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Looks like I messsed up the bug report completely and mixed up
--list-profiles and --list-generations.

If anyone is curious, when run as root, 'guix package --list-profiles'
on Guix system and on a foreign distro, for me, return a list of all the
profiles of all the users.

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From: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: inconsistent 'guix package --list-generations' for root
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:54:36 +0300

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When I run 'sudo guix package --list-generations' on a foreign distro
I get a list of all the profiles for all the users, not just for root.
When I run 'sudo guix package --list-generations' on Guix System I get:
guix package: error: profile '/var/guix/profiles/per-user/root/guix-profile' does not exist

1: it probably shouldn't error if the default profile doesn't exist
2: I like the idea of root being able to, say, clean up all the profiles
over a certain age (ie.: guix package --delete-generations 6m). On the
other hand it is unexpected behavior since root is "just another user"

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