Re: Guix system with home-environment

[Andrew Tropin]

On 2021-12-13 12:34, phodina wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> sorry for the late response. I've looked into the user-account record
> in gnu/system/accounts.scm to add home-environment field and how the
> home-environment is instantiated in gnu/home/services.scm.
>
> However, I haven't implemented the functionality as of now.

Ok, I plan to play with it soon, so maybe I'll implement it or similiar
functionality.

>
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> Petr
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>
> On Friday, December 10th, 2021 at 8:48 AM, Andrew Tropin <andrew@trop.in> 
> wrote:
>
>> On 2021-11-08 06:52, phodina wrote:
>> 
>
>> > Hi Andrew,
>> > 
>
>> > On Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 at 8:35 AM, Andrew Tropin andrew@trop.in 
>> > wrote:
>> > 
>
>> > > On 2021-11-02 11:38, phodina wrote:
>> > > 
>
>> > > > Hi,
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > I just want to ask if it's possible to create an image which has both 
>> > > > the operating-system and home-environment configuration together.
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > Currently the way to build them is to do:
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > ;; Guix System
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > guix system build os.scm
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > ;; Guix Home
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > guix home build home.scm
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > However, if I want to build and test a VM, I'm missing the home 
>> > > > environment.
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > Would it be the correct way to add additional record to user-account 
>> > > > definition, which would instantiate the home-environment for the 
>> > > > particular user?
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > Or is there another way how to do that?
>> > > > 
>
>> > > > Petr
>> > > 
>
>> > > Hi again!)
>> > > 
>
>> > > I have a plan to have a system service, which accepts list of pairs of
>> > > 
>
>> > > user name and home-environment and instantiates home environments for
>> > > 
>
>> > > these users during `guix system reconfigure`, but the task has a low
>> > > 
>
>> > > priority right now. You can try to implement it yourself and send a
>> > > 
>
>> > > patch for review or can wait until someone will do it.
>> > > 
>
>> > > P.S. It doesn't have to be a separate service, maybe extending some
>> > > 
>
>> > > existing record with additional field will also work.
>> > > 
>
>> > > Best regards,
>> > > 
>
>> > > Andrew Tropin
>> > 
>
>> > I was exactly thinking of a record in the operating system for list of 
>> > pairs (user and home-environment) as you suggest.
>> > 
>
>> > Though then it hit me - it's already there in user accounts.
>> > 
>
>> > Therefore why introduce complexity and not just modify them by one record 
>> > for each user set by default to false.
>> > 
>
>> > Sure it's major modification but in order to get the functionality it will 
>> > have to modify either users or operating-system (or another field within).
>> > 
>
>> > I understand it's low priority, I just wanted your opinion on this matter.
>> > 
>
>> > I'll look into that and try to come up with some implementation.
>> > 
>
>> > Petr
>> 
>
>> Hi,
>> 
>
>> Do you have any developments or additional thoughts on this matter?
>> 
>
>> I have plans to implement it, so we can generate iso or VM image with
>> 
>
>> home-environment inside.
>> 
>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>
>> Best regards,
>> 
>
>> Andrew Tropin

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Best regards,
Andrew Tropin