Re: First installation - Questions

2017-07-02 Thread Arun Isaac
Sohom Bhattacharjee writes: > 5. When i do a `guix size ` the sizes are generally huge (1.3Gb > for icecat in my system). Why is it so ? `guix size ' reports the size of the entire dependency tree, not just the one package you specify. Notice that `guix size ' and `guix size ' add up to more tha

Re: Specify patches for packages with local source

2017-07-02 Thread Efraim Flashner
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 11:00:18PM +0200, Mekeor Melire wrote: > Is it possible to specify patches for packages with local source? > > The `local-file` declaration doesn't allow a `patches` declaration. > Therefore, I'm guessing I'd have to use `origin`. But I'm not sure > whether either (method g

Re: Using tramp with guixsd install image

2017-07-02 Thread Divan Santana
Ludovic Courtès writes: > Divan Santana skribis: > > [...] > >>> The VM image should contain a valid /bin/sh already, doesn’t it? >> >> No it doesn't. >> >> There is no '/bin/sh' on the guixsd-usb-install-0.13.0.x86_64-linux.xz >> image/VM. > > Oops, indeed. I’ve just fixed it: > > > https:/

[ANN] Emacs-Guix 0.3.2

2017-07-02 Thread Alex Kost
Hello, Emacs-Guix (Emacs interface for GNU Guix) has been updated to version 0.3.2. It can be installed with: guix package -i emacs-guix This release was done to be consistent with the latest Guix code (see technical details below if you are interested). If you did "guix pull" recently, you ma

Re: Using tramp with guixsd install image

2017-07-02 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello, Divan Santana skribis: > Ludovic Courtès writes: [...] >> The VM image should contain a valid /bin/sh already, doesn’t it? > > No it doesn't. > > There is no '/bin/sh' on the guixsd-usb-install-0.13.0.x86_64-linux.xz > image/VM. Oops, indeed. I’ve just fixed it: https://git.savan

Re: guixsd install questions

2017-07-02 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi, Divan Santana skribis: > I wish. Maybe one day. My coding skills are MIA and time is very > limited. But I do hope to start contributing in some way in time > (besides my FSF financial support). Trying out GuixSD and reporting successes and failures like you do is a good way to get started;

Re: GuixSD on SBC

2017-07-02 Thread Leo Famulari
On Sun, Jul 02, 2017 at 06:26:55AM -0400, Rchar wrote: > Hello, > is there any recommended list of single board computers for GuixSD? > I read FSF site (1) but it was last updated in June 2015. > Is there any site like h-node (2) but for SBCs? > I wanted to buy banana-pro pi (3) but i don't know if

GuixSD on SBC

2017-07-02 Thread Rchar
Hello, is there any recommended list of single board computers for GuixSD? I read FSF site (1) but it was last updated in June 2015. Is there any site like h-node (2) but for SBCs? I wanted to buy banana-pro pi (3) but i don't know if it is going to work under GuixSD or other free distribution. Ot