bug#45139: closed (Dico fails with "Read-only file system" message)

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> Dico fails with "Read-only file system" message
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> Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:34:57 -0300
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> Hi.  Some time ago I was able to use Guix-installed dico on my Debian
> buster system, but since some days ago it fails with
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>     $ dico -tvvv puppy
>     dico: Error: Invalid reply from server
>     dico: Error: /home/jorge/.dico:1: Cannot connect to the server
>     dico: Error: Invalid reply from server
>     dico: Error: .dico:1: Cannot connect to the server
>     dico: Debug: Connecting to dict://localhost:2628
>     dico: Debug: S:idxgcide: Error: cannot create index file 
> `/home/jorge/.guix-profile/share/gcide/GCIDE.IDX': Read-only file system
>     dico: Error: Invalid reply from server
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> The Emacs interface (dictionary package, installed from MELPA*) also
> fails with the error message:
>     dictionary-check-initial-reply: Server returned: idxgcide: Error: cannot 
> create index file `/home/jorge/.guix-profile/share/gcide/GCIDE.IDX': Read-only 
> file system
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> This is probably caused by the gnu-store.mount Systemd service which I
> recently enabled.  However, enabling this service is recommended by the
> manual (see [[info:guix#Binary Installation]]), so I believe this is a
> bug.
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> Will you find a way to make Dico work on a read-only file system?  In
> the meantime, is it safe and secure for me to temporarily disable
> gnu-store.mount as a workaround?
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> Regards
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> Hello,
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> Replying to an old bug…
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> "Jorge P. de Morais Neto" <jorge+list@disroot.org> skribis:
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> > Hi.  Some time ago I was able to use Guix-installed dico on my Debian
> > buster system, but since some days ago it fails with
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> >     $ dico -tvvv puppy
> >     dico: Error: Invalid reply from server
> >     dico: Error: /home/jorge/.dico:1: Cannot connect to the server
> >     dico: Error: Invalid reply from server
> >     dico: Error: .dico:1: Cannot connect to the server
> >     dico: Debug: Connecting to dict://localhost:2628
> >     dico: Debug: S:idxgcide: Error: cannot create index file 
> > `/home/jorge/.guix-profile/share/gcide/GCIDE.IDX': Read-only file system
> >     dico: Error: Invalid reply from server
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> On Guix System this does not happen because dicod is currently started
> to write the index file to /var/run/dicod, which is writable for itself.
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> I guess the solution is to start dicod using the Guix System service or
> the upcoming Guix Home service: <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/65119>.
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> Ludo’.
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