Dico fails with "Read-only file system" message

Hi. Some time ago I was able to use Guix-installed dico on my Debian

buster system, but since some days ago it fails with

$ dico -tvvv puppy

dico: Error: Invalid reply from server

dico: Error: /home/jorge/.dico:1: Cannot connect to the server

dico: Error: Invalid reply from server

dico: Error: .dico:1: Cannot connect to the server

dico: Debug: Connecting to dict://localhost:2628

dico: Debug: S:idxgcide: Error: cannot create index file `/home/jorge/.guix-profile/share/gcide/GCIDE.IDX': Read-only file system

dico: Error: Invalid reply from server

The Emacs interface (dictionary package, installed from MELPA*) also

fails with the error message:

dictionary-check-initial-reply: Server returned: idxgcide: Error: cannot create index file `/home/jorge/.guix-profile/share/gcide/GCIDE.IDX': Read-only file system

This is probably caused by the gnu-store.mount Systemd service which I

recently enabled. However, enabling this service is recommended by the

manual (see [[info:guix#Binary Installation]]), so I believe this is a

bug.

Will you find a way to make Dico work on a read-only file system? In

the meantime, is it safe and secure for me to temporarily disable

gnu-store.mount as a workaround?

Regards

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Hello,

Replying to an old bug…

"Jorge P. de Morais Neto" <jorge+list@disroot.org> skribis:

On Guix System this does not happen because dicod is currently started

to write the index file to /var/run/dicod, which is writable for itself.

I guess the solution is to start dicod using the Guix System service or

the upcoming Guix Home service: https://issues.guix.gnu.org/65119.

Ludo’.