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The /tmp in a guix shell container is now read-only

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>
Subject: bug#78272: closed (Re: bug#78272: The /tmp in a guix shell
 container is now read-only)
Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 10:32:06 +0000

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Your bug report

#78272: The /tmp in a guix shell container is now read-only

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

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 78272 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>
Cc: 78272-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78272: The /tmp in a guix shell container is now read-only
Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 12:30:24 +0200

Hi Tomas,

Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz> writes:

> the /tmp in a shell container is not read only which seems to break a
> lot of things.  For example when I try to build Guix from source:
>
> $ guix time-machine -q --commit=4a32b83753b124169003589fae42eff03ff482cc -- shell -CD guix -- ./bootstrap 
> [..]
> + autoreconf -vfi
> autoreconf: cannot create /tmp/ar9117.8: Read-only file system

Fixed in edc799dabfb059735f1a3084384925fe573d9de1, thanks!

Ludo’.

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From: Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: The /tmp in a guix shell container is now read-only
Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 23:47:30 +0200

Hi,

the /tmp in a shell container is not read only which seems to break a
lot of things.  For example when I try to build Guix from source:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ guix time-machine -q --commit=4a32b83753b124169003589fae42eff03ff482cc -- shell -CD guix -- ./bootstrap 
[..]
+ autoreconf -vfi
autoreconf: cannot create /tmp/ar9117.8: Read-only file system
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Passing the new --writable-root works around the problem.

Tomas

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