bug#60194: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> guix question <guixquestion@gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it
>> be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?
>
> Could you clarify what you’re doing?  You’re trying to run guix-daemon
> and guix in the initramfs of some distro, is that correct?
>
> I don’t think guix-daemon can do away with ‘pivot_root’ though.

The clarification was not provided after 15 weeks.  Closing.

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Thanks,
Maxim