From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Feb 27 15:28:52 2020 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Feb 2020 20:28:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60326 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm8-0007rb-JH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:52 -0500 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:46387) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm6-0007rU-Ui for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:51 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57649) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm5-0000oi-7I for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:50 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm2-0003FJ-QY for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:48 -0500 Received: from mail.choca.pics ([80.67.172.235]:56468) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j7Pm2-00037Q-Hb for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:28:46 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [IPv6:::1]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTP id E23F0181929CF for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.choca.pics ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail.choca.pics [IPv6:::1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id kO_gZad-Xwnr for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [IPv6:::1]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E421181929C9 for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at choca.pics Received: from mail.choca.pics ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail.choca.pics [IPv6:::1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id D65PjeFDx8fy for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) Received: from luz4 (57.139.120.78.rev.sfr.net [78.120.139.57]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 27E3F18192B26 for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:36 +0100 (CET) From: Damien Cassou To: bug-guix@gnu.org Subject: Sharing the store between a host and a guest Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:28:34 +0100 Message-ID: <87k147epvx.fsf@cassou.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 80.67.172.235 X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit 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: -0.8 (/) Hi, `guix system vm` generates a VM which shares /gnu/store with the host. However, the share is done read-only. The info pages recommends copying the VM image and making it writable. Is it possible/recommended to get a writable and shared /gnu/store in the VM? Best, -- Damien Cassou "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill