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gilbc of the running system got wiped while building a package, system broken

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From: Stefan <stefan-guix <at> vodafonemail.de>
To: 44735 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: gilbc of the running system got wiped while building a package,
 system broken
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:55:19 +0100

Hi!

I found the root cause of this issue: I made a typo and inadvertently did a “./configure --localstatedir=/vaar”.

The manual should warn that using a wrong (or omitted) --localstatedir may destroy the guix installation and possibly the whole guix system.

What can be done to prevent that a simple mistake like this destroys a system?


Having the configure command boxed inside the manual would at least reduce the risk of overlooking this, see also https://issues.guix.gnu.org/40848. But this still does not prevent anything.


Bye

Stefan

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