GNU bug report logs - #60068
[PATCH 1/2] guix-install.sh: Add GUIX_ALLOW_OVERWRITE environment variable.

Previous Next

Full log

View this message in rfc822 format

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: me <at> tobias.gr, 60069 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 60068 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#60068] bug#60069: [PATCH 2/2] guix-install.sh: Directly exit in case of errors in chk_require.
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:07:24 -0500

Hi Ludovic,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> The need for this use case appeared when attempting to install Guix on a truly
>> minimal image made with Buildroot, which lacked enough GNU components that I
>> had to extract a guix pack to /gnu before attempting installation, which would
>> then refuse to proceed because of the existing /gnu.
>>
>> * etc/guix-install.sh: Document environment variables.
>> (sys_create_store) [GUIX_ALLOW_OVERWRITE]: Skip pre-existing installation
>> checks and output a warning.  Extract the tarball directly to /.
>
> Like Tobias, I’m reluctant to adding environment variables; I’m also
> skeptical about the use case (I think it’s fine to let users remove
> their previous installation if that’s what they want).

Removing my previous installation wouldn't have helped (it would have
cleared the guix packs I needed to be able to run the installer).
Without this change, I wouldn't have been able to install guix using
guix-install.sh.  It's niche, but I bet it'd help folks trying to
install Guix on Alpine and similar minimal OSes.

> I also think we’d rather minimize changes to the script since we’re a
> couple of days before the release.

The change seems fairly small to me and would be easy to revert if it
causes a problem.  But I'll let you do the call, given you're the one
pushing the release forward (thank you!).

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.