"Cook, Malcolm" <m...@stowers.org> skribis: >> Another one, which I think Ricardo has been investigating lately, would be to >> have users manage their profiles via the Web user interface, >> guix-web: <https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git>. (The video >> <http://audio-video.gnu.org/video/misc/2015- >> 01__GNU_Guix__The_Emacs_of_Distros.webm> >> has a demo starting at around 23mn.) > > Hmm, it is not clear to me how this would play out in a multi-user > environment. Having a web server that could alter per-user profiles sounds > like a recipe for more confusion, rather than a solution. > > In any case, in my opinion, it would be a mistake to have depend on another > tool (such as guix-web, or something similar) to implement functionality that > could not be gained at using command-line guix. Don't you agree?
I’m just mentioning it as an additional option, for those who like it. >> >> Ultimately, the correct fix is to allow remote guix clients to >> >> communicate with a central guix daemon. The daemon does not even >> >> need to be aware of remote connections if guix clients can >> >> transparently connect via SSH and send RPCs to the socket. This is not >> >> yet >> implemented. >> > >> > Sounds great. On the roadmap? >> >> Definitely. There are details to be sorted out (SSH vs. plain old socket), >> but >> we should discuss it and “get it done.” > > Are there any signposts on this road-map emerging? Is there any way I can > help, such as review proposals for how the CLI would work, I'd be happy to > chip in. Not ready to start slinging guile though. Maybe later (the old > lisper in me revels at the thought). Yes, one way to help would be by trying a simple setup using Guix as it currently exists, coupled with socat: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20381 If you could test this and provide feedback about the other options discussed there, that would be great (please email 20...@debbugs.gnu.org.) So no ETA, but once we have feedback from you, Ricardo, and other interested parties, it will be easier to make a choice and implement it. :-) Thanks, Ludo’.
