GNU bug report logs - #74948
guix pack docker environment variable setting

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Simon Josefsson <simon <at> josefsson.org>

Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:09:11 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Simon Josefsson <simon <at> josefsson.org>
Cc: 74948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74948: guix pack docker environment variable setting
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:01:25 +0100

Hi,

Simon Josefsson <simon <at> josefsson.org> skribis:

> Would a new `guix pack --setenv HOME=/` parameter be useful?
>
> Such a parameter could be docker-specific and documented in
> --help-docker-format.  If other formats support setting environment
> variables too, it could instead be a normal `guix pack` parameter.
> Maybe AppImage support setting environment variables too?

That would definitely be useful, yes.  The squashfs format (for
Singularity/Apptainer) supports it too, maybe AppImage as well.

Ludo’.
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