Subject: bug#60194: closed (Re: bug#60194: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:14:01 +0000

Your bug report

#60194: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs

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

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Subject: Re: bug#60194: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs
From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
To: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked], guix question <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:12:56 -0400
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Hi,

Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> guix question <[email-masked]> skribis:
>
>> Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it
>> be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?
>
> Could you clarify what you’re doing?  You’re trying to run guix-daemon
> and guix in the initramfs of some distro, is that correct?
>
> I don’t think guix-daemon can do away with ‘pivot_root’ though.

The clarification was not provided after 15 weeks.  Closing.

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Subject: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs
From: guix question <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 16:28:56 -0500
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it
be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?