Ah! That makes sense. Thank you! April 25, 2019 5:59 AM, "Julien Lepiller" <jul...@lepiller.eu> wrote:
> Le 25 avril 2019 11:24:27 GMT+02:00, Raghav Gururajan <r...@disroot.org> a > écrit : > >> In continuation to my previous email in this thread: >> >> For example, service "openssh-service-type" uses the package "openssh" >> and the latter shows up in >> my system packages list. But the doubt is; why service >> "tor-service-type" which uses the package >> "tor", doesn't show up in the system packages list?? >> >> April 25, 2019 5:10 AM, "Raghav Gururajan" <r...@disroot.org> wrote: >> >>> DOUBT! >>> >>> I found the following in the guide: >>> >>> Data Type: tor-configuration >>> tor (default: tor) >>> The package that provides the Tor daemon. This package is expected to >> >> provide the daemon at bin/tor >>> relative to its output directory. The default package is the Tor >> >> Project’s implementation. >>> So the package "tor" actually used when using the service >> >> "tor-service-type". Then why the package >>> "tor" isn't added to the system as it is not showing up in the system >> >> packages list? >>> April 24, 2019 11:42 PM, "Raghav Gururajan" <r...@disroot.org> wrote: >> >> Ah! My bad. I thought only Tor commands can be used to administrate >> tor service. Didn't know Nyx, >> herd and emacs torrc can be used to administrate tor service. All >> cool. :) >> >> April 24, 2019 2:54 PM, help-debb...@gnu.org wrote: >>> Your bug report >>> >>> #35417: Tor Service >>> >>> 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 35...@debbugs.gnu.org. >>> >>> -- >>> 35417: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=35417 >>> GNU Bug Tracking System >>> Contact help-debb...@gnu.org with problems > > That's because the cor service needs to run the tor binaryto do something > useful. The tor field > gives it access to the store path to the tor package, so it can start tor. So > the tor package is > present somewhere in the store and the service knows how to use it. > Generally, users of tor do not > need direct access to the tor binary, so it's not installed in a profile, > only kept in the store. > Openssh service users however are usually users of the openssh client, so it > is also added to the > system profile.
