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Re: Collect guix profiles in single directory.


From: Pierre Neidhardt
Subject: Re: Collect guix profiles in single directory.
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:17:36 +0100

Leo Prikler <address@hidden> writes:

> What do you mean by that exactly?  One knob for everything as with
> config-directory?  Several knobs for several things?  One knob per file
> or directory?  Which knob will do what?

Sorry, that was confusing: I'm suggesting we have one knob per file.

> Even accepting a distinction, there is nothing inside that distinction,
> that would enforce a separation in storage -- at least as far as I see
> it.  Before you even get to the point of user profiles, guix system
> puts the guix command together with everything else into the system
> profile, so it's not even an issue until you try to `guix install guix`
> despite commonly shared advice on IRC telling you not to.

I think your points are strong enough arguments to keep them separate.
I can understand why someone would not.  In the end, the best option is
probably to leave it to the user to choose.

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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