Hello! Felix Lechner via "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." <guix-devel@gnu.org> skribis:
> (define (garbage-collector-shepherd-service config) FWIW, if it can help, I have something very similar in my config: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (define %gc-service (simple-service 'gc shepherd-root-service-type (list (shepherd-service (provision '(gc)) (requirement '(user-processes)) (modules '((shepherd service timer))) (start #~(make-timer-constructor (calendar-event #:minutes '(0)) (command '("/run/current-system/profile/bin/guix" "gc" "-F2G") #:user "ludo"))) (stop #~(make-timer-destructor)) (documentation "Run the garbage collector (GC).") (actions (list (shepherd-action (name 'trigger) (documentation "GC!") (procedure #~trigger-timer)))))))) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- … and I add ‘%gc-service’ to my ‘services’ field. Works as advertised: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ sudo /run/current-system/profile/bin/herd status gc Password: Status of gc: It is running since Mon 27 May 2024 08:39:28 AM CEST (5 days ago). Timed service. Periodically running as "ludo": /run/current-system/profile/bin/guix gc -F2G. It is enabled. Provides: gc. Requires: user-processes. Will be respawned. Recent runs: 2024-05-31 21:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-05-31 22:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-05-31 23:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-06-01 00:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-06-01 01:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-06-01 11:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-06-01 12:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-06-01 13:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-06-01 14:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. 2024-06-01 15:00:00 Process exited successfully after 0 seconds. Recent messages: 2024-06-01 15:00:00 guix gc: already 4169.06 MiBs available on /gnu/store, nothing to do Upcoming timer alarms: 04:00:00 PM (in 37 minutes) 05:00:00 PM (in 97 minutes) 06:00:00 PM (in 3 hours) 07:00:00 PM (in 4 hours) 08:00:00 PM (in 5 hours) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- HTH! Ludo’.