From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Sep 13 19:51:36 2020 Received: (at 43361) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Sep 2020 23:51:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52091 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kHbmR-0005QF-T6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:51:36 -0400 Received: from lepiller.eu ([89.234.186.109]:58162) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kHbmO-0005Q6-UO for 43361@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:51:34 -0400 Received: from lepiller.eu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lepiller.eu (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 6d1d3a2a; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:51:30 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=lepiller.eu; h=date :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:subject:to:cc:from:message-id; s= dkim; bh=GTq70txCc2Q2XT+gotL3Njej5YoPWR9xF3SGrB6i3fY=; b=CrrJhIp qJf+1BVyi0Wdr9h7Yvy3rIvKapRDvTSpPi30H/W91tsnx7Fy9DzehOJU6q507lDv Y0gRX9rlpG4j/SuFMre9uKB//viPLsF6Lt2gmuAFGhdowfT2pGr21paHsnP83Mkc 4QnrijLpbOpXjAO5F7pDPlJfNkZNKWDqDwNTKBrgRxZD/u1DzZ8IwgVsrIDF0Rzy TeVR0t3BOPPG667e0bFO00mtiaQnPxS9kGOE188Dma61NEPyx9OLoHxYWrXGZT49 HJThsR388eqICvp+iJ0t6aIDAF9mPG6w2inFndCEaL7VZqRwCvtqd9UyBIsqRDx2 O0+hrV/VokVstMw== Received: by lepiller.eu (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id 86b32452 (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256:NO); Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:51:30 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:51:21 -0400 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <87tuw19yd5.fsf@gnu.org> References: <20200912214852.42e4d123@tachikoma.lepiller.eu> <87tuw19yd5.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [bug#43361] [PATCH] doc: Mention config.scm in reconfigure description To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ludovic_Court=E8s?= From: Julien Lepiller Message-ID: <0406FDEA-9602-4DD6-AF4B-4A259DBD82EA@lepiller.eu> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 43361 Cc: 43361@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Le 13 septembre 2020 17:10:30 GMT-04:00, "Ludovic Court=C3=A8s" a =C3=A9crit : >Hi, > >Julien Lepiller skribis: > >> this patch is a small change to the manual that should help at least >> one confused user from >> >https://unix=2Estackexchange=2Ecom/questions/550597/what-is-the-file-to-b= e-specified-in-guix-system-reconfigure >> >>>From dfa9439efbf1de7ffe281dac330a19c1e369e5d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 >2001 >> From: Julien Lepiller >> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 21:46:57 +0200 >> Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention config=2Escm in reconfigure description >> >> * doc/guix=2Etexi (Invoking guix system): Mention `/etc/config=2Escm' i= n >the >> description of guix system reconfigure=2E >> --- >> doc/guix=2Etexi | 8 ++++---- >> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/doc/guix=2Etexi b/doc/guix=2Etexi >> index a6e14ea177=2E=2Ec10387441e 100644 >> --- a/doc/guix=2Etexi >> +++ b/doc/guix=2Etexi >> @@ -28919,10 +28919,10 @@ As for @command{guix package --search}, the >result is written in >> (@pxref{Top, GNU recutils databases,, recutils, GNU recutils >manual})=2E >> =20 >> @item reconfigure >> -Build the operating system described in @var{file}, activate it, and >> -switch to it@footnote{This action (and the related actions >> -@code{switch-generation} and @code{roll-back}) are usable only on >> -systems already running Guix System=2E}=2E >> +Build the operating system described in @var{file} (typically >> +@file{/etc/config=2Escm}), activate it, and switch to it@footnote{This >action >> +(and the related actions @code{switch-generation} and >@code{roll-back}) are >> +usable only on systems already running Guix System=2E}=2E > >Perhaps =E2=80=9C(typically @file{/etc/config=2Escm})=E2=80=9D should go = next to >=E2=80=9C@var{file} must be =E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D? > >But if the person doesn=E2=80=99t read more than a few lines of the page,= it >won=E2=80=99t help=2E > >I was thinking we could have =E2=80=9Cguix system reconfigure=E2=80=9D wi= thout >arguments >pick up /run/current-system/configuration=2Escm=2E Perhaps that=E2=80=99= d help? I think it would be even more confusing, because that file isn't even edit= able=2E So you'de get users thinking they must re-install the distro to cha= nge that file=2E Others would eventually find /etc/config=2Escm and not pass it as argument= , then get their system reconfigured to something different than what they = specified=2E Maybe it should be "e=2Eg=2E /etc/config, initially generated by the graph= ical installer" or something? > >Thanks, >Ludo=E2=80=99=2E