bug#23878: [Guix Info][7.1.4] Should remind user to mount bind /tmp

2016-06-30 Thread Eus
Hi guys! In section 7.1.4 of the info displayed at Alt+F2 terminal, it is better to suggest the user to mount bind /tmp/ under /mnt/tmp2 so as to have more free space in case the user needs to build from source, for example, when using "--fallback" option in "guix system" command. That is beca

bug#23877: [Guix Info][7.1.4] Should remind user to do "guix pull"

2016-06-30 Thread Eus
Hi guys! I downloaded Guix for USB disk from the Guix download page. Then, when I did "guix system init /mnt/etc/config.scm /mnt" following the Guix info available at Alt+F2, I got an error suggesting me to use "--fallback" option. I did that and my machine started to build sources. Then, I hi

bug#23876: [Guix Info][7.1.4] Should remind user to add a swap partition

2016-06-30 Thread Eus
Hi guys! If I may suggest, in Guix info that is displayed at console Alt+F2, a user should be reminded to add a swap partition. I forgot to do that first time, and so my "guix system --fallback init /mnt/etc/config.scm /mnt" got killed by OOM killer after about 10 hours. Even if a user is not

bug#23874: duplicates in manifests are “installed” more than once

2016-06-30 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi! Ricardo Wurmus skribis: > No conflicts are reported, so no harm is done, but seemingly having the > very same package more than once in a profile might be confusing. > > Should Guix issue a warning when the same variable is referenced more > than once (I don’t like this because there really

bug#23874: duplicates in manifests are “installed” more than once

2016-06-30 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
When there are duplicate references to package variables in a manifest, the same package will appear to be installed into the same profile multiple times. Here’s a manitest: ~~ (use-package-modules admin) ;; so stressed! (packages->manifest (list stress stress stress)) ~