Re: 1.1.0rc1 available for test!

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Vincent,

Vincent Legoll <address@hidden> skribis:

> BTW, how would I test that (modified guix-install + nix/local.mk) ?
>
> I've modified guix-install to handle runit-based distros (for void
> linux) and nix/local.mk, like in the sysv-init enablement Danny
> submitted lately.
>
> I've seen the rebuild instructions at the end of binary installation
> page in the manual, but I couldn't make that take my local
> modifications in account. I think there's some required steps
> that are only made by the release make target.

The ‘guix-binary.x86_64-linux.tar.xz’ makefile target runs:

  guix pack guix …

So you would first need to update the ‘guix’ package, using:

  make update-guix-package

and committing the result.

> I want to test, at least once before submitting my patch series
> for review. Even if I think it would be nice-to-have for the 1.1.0...

What changes are you referring to?  (Sorry, I’m getting lost!)

Thanks,
Ludo’.