#20255 - 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profile.

Package	Source(s)		Maintainer(s)
guix		PTS Buildd Popcon

Message #88 received at 20255@debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Received: (at 20255) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Feb 2020 17:18:54 +0000
From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Feb 21 12:18:54 2020
Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48010 helo=debbugs.gnu.org)
	by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2)
	(envelope-from <debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org>)
	id 1j5Bx0-00023S-B7
	for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:18:54 -0500
Received: from mail-lf1-f45.google.com ([209.85.167.45]:44562)
 by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2)
 (envelope-from <alezost@gmail.com>) id 1j5Bwz-00023G-3G
 for 20255@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:18:53 -0500
Received: by mail-lf1-f45.google.com with SMTP id 7so2019593lfz.11
 for <20255@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:18:53 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025;
 h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id
 :user-agent:mime-version;
 bh=VmHHW0xwnVoYVG0IUHqfvmUS4CNowYgeV99ESKIr3NI=;
 b=P+a35f7A21GcbdW9xBG0qDRFacmyaUsSvX44gYlqFu7lsOEi1oibYy4U0+EbsZJYdE
 cCcezOnKoRRaQUalnohaTPD7h+kW9jGfSWxkEXvYo79fN/WOWY3S2eNAPHlAvd7IBi/T
 9nycwfHQywts+jIx1/uvz9f+a6CQJhfhlvHX0OJCAIKISHQr+Wy28m/6Tmj0yGQ7iMUz
 WzvTd1Tt5im4p7iPLkwn6wXkB/hpTEHhoPBkgEyuv1MVkDjRqkMK8KieLAUP4vHXn2Fl
 XmfQmXYDsmHo83D2uSvqOtcEoEh5xr/o4xuYtl5TNc4l2cw9jkcDUSpACEXzWw36vHxf
 Xa+Q==
X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
 d=1e100.net; s=20161025;
 h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to
 :message-id:user-agent:mime-version;
 bh=VmHHW0xwnVoYVG0IUHqfvmUS4CNowYgeV99ESKIr3NI=;
 b=jOPmUW8kNs57nv0m7f2kpMC9dK+S4nJRbPlD3qMx2HGAThXyqoCNUmXlWaK5RI1LRZ
 rBEYMJ3BBrk90G/C93V8H6FizU/6rdcIvpES5J2TiiPMR+RP7qfskRER5FDbyp38bMml
 JENaoO/3pJ2FFCSI5709rN2t/OpjyYkuuPElquwd4AQaMqwGzNaapM0uqXFQ+WSeRCvL
 8gzsHyMwzIzke/vo30E+zkVTx07WpnCTEWOIjbtR+SOs4f3wAUZcxe2I9xto9hGn7vMg
 UxJyzoq8RJR+a46tqdTs2F0Dw23yGS2nH9xin8cjMIq0Jqe5oOwspS7zMxlB6RxtTUNK
 xKSQ==
X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUf9HNQqYfENItZ6T8FHYwJdpVYCdA1vnwnzthnREBMId1qHkgR
 Pkwyxduc2F+8qHERZW+rkSw=
X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxE17pbVt3WywJ3SupZd1tJY8Ga7CJL2AxeePi0bF9rlj8nWt9mwKoAA9lEXZtygsXXrH/fMg==
X-Received: by 2002:ac2:44d5:: with SMTP id d21mr20150502lfm.188.1582305527005; 
 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:18:47 -0800 (PST)
Received: from leviafan ([217.107.194.103])
 by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id n13sm2015271lji.91.2020.02.21.09.18.45
 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256);
 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:18:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: (old)bug#20255: 'search-paths' should respect both user and
 system profiles
References: <CAJ3okZ3pg6q=Z29tfuDtdCwRrC6FYbFma_qAtAb2mVw4CTMW3A@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:18:52 +0300
In-Reply-To: <CAJ3okZ3pg6q=Z29tfuDtdCwRrC6FYbFma_qAtAb2mVw4CTMW3A@mail.gmail.com>
 (zimoun's message of "Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:53:49 +0100")
Message-ID: <87eeun97ur.fsf@gmail.com>
User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/)
X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 20255
Cc: iyzsong@gmail.com,
 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>,
 20255@debbugs.gnu.org, mhw@netris.org
X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18
Precedence: list
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, 
 <mailto:debbugs-submit-request@debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit/>
List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request@debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, 
 <mailto:debbugs-submit-request@debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org
Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org>
X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-)

zimoun (2020-02-21 16:53 +0100) wrote:

> Dear,
>
> What is the status of the bug#20255 [1]?
> It is old; the last activity seems back on 2015, November. So let resume.
>
> The issue is, e.g.:
>  - perl installed into the system profile
>  - perl-xml-parser installed into an user profile
> Then "guix package --search-paths" does not set correctly XML::Parser.
>
>
> Fixes had been pushed: dedb17a and b2a7223 and cc3de1d.
>
> The final fix is still missing. Because it is a controversial patch
> [2] :-) i.e., running 'guix' in '/etc/profile'; see these lines of the
> patch:
>
> +  eval `/run/current-system/profile/bin/guix package \\
> +          -p /run/current-system/profile             \\
> +          -p \"$HOME/.guix-profile\" --search-paths`
>
>
> The friendly "protest" [3] is about turning these lines optional via
> an environment variable. I am not sure to follow where the discussion
> had been going then.

As for me, I am OK with any default setting as long as there is a way to
change it.  I recall Ludovic proposed a patch that allowed to customize
"/etc/profile" and I was happy about it, but he changed his mind on that
patch so it was never committed.

-- 
Alex

Display info messages

Send a report that this bug log contains spam.

debbugs.gnu.org maintainers <help-debbugs@gnu.org>. Last modified: Sun Sep 7 09:14:15 2025; Machine Name: wallace-server

GNU bug tracking system

Debbugs is free software and licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License version 2. The current version can be obtained from https://bugs.debian.org/debbugs-source/.

#20255 'search-paths' should respect both user and system profile.