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GUIX gc - add warning |
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Tue, 9 Aug 2016 19:59:28 -0400 |
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Hello,
I used GUIX for the first time and invoked: guix gc. The command deleted
all my bootstrap files (gcc, binutils, findutils etc.). There should be
a warning added to the manual page:
https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Invoking-guix-gc.html
I was actually assuming that guix gc removes orphan packages,
build-caches, temporary files etc., but it does not seem to only do that.
Best regards
J. Eppler
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Re: bug#24194: GUIX gc - add warning |
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Sun, 12 Nov 2017 22:43:28 +0100 |
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Hello,
Leo Famulari <address@hidden> skribis:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 07:59:28PM -0400, J. Eppler wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I used GUIX for the first time and invoked: guix gc. The command deleted
>> all my bootstrap files (gcc, binutils, findutils etc.). There should be
>> a warning added to the manual page:
>>
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Invoking-guix-gc.html
>
> I think the concept of garbage collector roots should be clarified in
> the manual somehow and linked to from 'Invoking guix gc'. Or it could
> even go in that section.
>
> I was surprised to find that the string 'gcroots' does not appear in the
> manual.
I’ve now pushed some clarifications:
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=6a98b9f34e6190a2e1d11bedd5853aa94cf25ca7
Closing!
Thanks,
Ludo’.
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