On Fri, Feb 09, 2018 at 02:17:58PM +0100, dvn wrote: > I'm experimenting with `guix pack`, particularly with the docker format. > > I want to generate a tarball like so `guix pack -f docker bash > figlet` -- and then after loading with docker, be able to run the packed > commands. No $PATH is set in the container, so after digging around in > the tarball, I decided to try something like this: `docker run -ti > profile:lhavpi5ngs7infrh9b4nppriy4azgbwv > /gnu/store/ars9lm9jk9hgdifg0gqvf1jrvz5mdg1j-bash-4.4.12/bin/bash` -- and > that works! woo! > > This is much nicer than using an unverified Debian or Ubuntu layer in a > docker container, just have a > way of installing a few packages -- which is really all we need in containers > 99% of the time. > > What have other people done in this direction? What are some ideas for > setting up the $PATH in a nice way?
Use -S, some examples https://github.com/pjotrp/guix-notes/blob/master/CONTAINERS.org --
