GNU bug report logs - #41538
[PATCH] guix scripts: Mention Guix checkouts + gcroots/auto when warning about disk space.

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Message #23 received at 41538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Marius Bakke <marius <at> gnu.org>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>, Ludovic Courtès
 <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 41538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#41538] [PATCH] guix scripts: Mention Guix checkouts +
 gcroots/auto when warning about disk space.
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 20:48:58 +0200

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Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> writes:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> What about adding "if you have root privileges"?
>>
>> We could do that, but again people on “foreign distros” etc. could be
>> confused and overwhelmed.  I’d lean towards keeping it concise.
>
> So what about "# if it applies" instead?

I think newbie users might not know whether it applies or not.  Given
that 'guix gc --delete-generations' removes old generations of _all_
user profiles, perhaps we can just keep that instead of listing each of
the various ways to --delete-generations?

It looks a bit overwhelming to have to do all that just to make some
space in the store, especially when there is a single command to do all
of them.

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