Alex Kost <alez...@gmail.com> writes: > myglc2 (2016-03-11 00:56 +0300) wrote: > >> Situation: GuixSD sysetm managaed by user glc using a git checkout in >> /home/glc/sre/guix. >> >> Problem: When I follow the manual to set up a vanila user (glc5) with a >> separate git checkout in /home/glc5/src/guix, guix-edit does not find >> the checkout source. >> >> Note: I followed comments from the #guix irc channel to set links in glc >> and root that point to the glc checkout: >> >> glc@g1 ~/src/guix [env]$ stat ~/.config/guix/latest >> File: ‘/home/glc/.config/guix/latest’ -> ‘../../src/guix’ >> >> glc@g1 ~/src/guix [env]$ stat /root/.config/guix/latest >> File: ‘/root/.config/guix/latest’ -> ‘/home/glc/src/guix’ >> >> >> CREATE USER glc5 > [...] >> glc5@g1 ~/src$ stat ~/.config/guix/latest >> stat: cannot stat ‘/home/glc5/.config/guix/latest’: No such file or directory > > I don't understand, so you made the links for user 'glc', but then you > check another user 'glc5'. If you run emacs under glc, and try "M-x > guix-edit" there, you should be pointed to "~/.config/guix/latest".
Yes, but it only it works for me (glc) because I studied guix for 6 weeks and learned an unpublished trick on #guix IRC channel. > Since you didn't make such a link for 'glc5', you are pointed to the > store. Yes because I am trying to help you improve the user experience. So glc5 is a simulated new user following the manual literally ;) > Anyway, you can configure any directory for "M-x guix-edit" by setting > 'guix-directory' variable. See (info "(guix) Emacs Commands"). It is > not in the hmtl manual yet. But what is the _recommended_ way to do this? A) set 'guix-directory' variable in emacs init file? B) make symbolic link to ~/src/guix from ~/.config/guix/latest? C) something else? And if a _new_ user starts reading in "8.1 Building from Git", how do they find this information? FWIW, I vote for method B.