Re: nix installed with guix on a foreign distro

[Maxime Devos]

On 27-07-2022 00:50, jgart wrote:
> What do you think Debian people should be providing to make it easier to run 
> the guix installed nix package?
>
> Or, what should I ask the Debian people if I decide to inquire with them?
>
> all best,

Right, you want to install "nix" (a distro) with "guix" (a distro) on 
$FOREIGN_DISTRO (a distro) (let's assume Debian).

My answer is: why not install nix on $FOREIGN_DISTRO directly?  There 
appears to be a nice Debian package already
<https://packages.debian.org/sid/nix-bin> (at least, I assume it is 
nice, I've never used nix).

I mean, this is service stuff, not just an application.  In theory I 
suppose that, with lots of work, Guix could support some kind of 
'foreign services', but I think you'll be better off (less effort, 
better integration) with installing the service directly, with 
$FOREIGN_DISTRO when available.

Worse, this is not just a service, but a distro.  You would be putting a 
distro inside a distro inside a distro ... that's too much nesting, at 
least for me.  Sounds interesting to observe from a distance though ...

Now I notice I haven't actually answered your question ... Let's say, 
they shouldn't be providing to make that use case easier -- if they 
really want to, then they can decide to do so, but see the stuff above, 
would the effort be worth it?

Greetings,
Maxime

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