[debbugs-tracker] bug#37531: closed ( ‘%load-path’ in shepherd is unnecessarily long)

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> ‘%load-path’ in shepherd is unnecessarily long
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> Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:22:07 +0200
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> Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux)
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> Hello Guix!
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> Here’s what I get on my freshly booted system:
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> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> $ sudo herd eval root %load-path
> Evaluating user expression %load-path.
> ("/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/8a49xjf71dxzj2j4vqh4gw840xv1shxg-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/8a49xjf71dxzj2j4vqh4gw840xv1shxg-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/8a49xjf71dxzj2j4vqh4gw840xv1shxg-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/8a49xjf71dxzj2j4vqh4gw840xv1shxg-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/8a49xjf71dxzj2j4vqh4gw840xv1shxg-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/8a49xjf71dxzj2j4vqh4gw840xv1shxg-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/2dqkjgfd15yf3s62g001xkxgycadh7fm-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/2dqkjgfd15yf3s62g001xkxgycadh7fm-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/ldzgghnf4gm3y4367sknlig3wz3gvg7a-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/jrfjb1rd5jxi8fnz1ycsi55r4i7mpwr6-module-import" 
> "/gnu/store/f4w6qzgsnxsm2cq8mn8fwnj5d5lirkad-shepherd-0.6.1/share/guile/site/2.2"
>  "/gnu/store/1mkkv2caiqbdbbd256c4dirfi4kwsacv-guile-2.2.6/share/guile/2.2" 
> "/gnu/store/1mkkv2caiqbdbbd256c4dirfi4kwsacv-guile-2.2.6/share/guile/site/2.2" 
> "/gnu/store/1mkkv2caiqbdbbd256c4dirfi4kwsacv-guile-2.2.6/share/guile/site" 
> "/gnu/store/1mkkv2caiqbdbbd256c4dirfi4kwsacv-guile-2.2.6/share/guile")
> $ sudo herd eval root '(length %load-path)'
> Evaluating user expression (length %load-path).
> 119
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
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> As you can see, this is not great.
>
> This comes from the load-path expression in shepherd-*.scm:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (eval-when
>     (expand load eval)
>   (set! %load-path
>     (cons "/gnu/store/8a49xjf71dxzj2j4vqh4gw840xv1shxg-module-import"
>           (append
>            (map
>             (lambda
>                 (extension)
>               (string-append extension "/share/guile/site/"
>                              (effective-version)))
>             (quote
>              ()))
>            %load-path)))
>   (set! %load-compiled-path
>     (cons "/gnu/store/lfj61bg7bb0aypqwj47j2dqnwc9bvpiw-module-import-compiled"
>           (append
>            (map
>             (lambda
>                 (extension)
>               (string-append extension "/lib/guile/"
>                              (effective-version)
>                              "/site-ccache"))
>             (quote
>              ()))
>            %load-compiled-path))))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Problem is that every time you reconfigure, the load path grows.  Seen
> on an important machine (ahem…):
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> # herd eval root '(length %load-path)'
> Evaluating user expression (length %load-path).
> 2508
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Ludo’.
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> Subject: 
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> Re: bug#37531: ‘%load-path’ in shepherd is unnecessarily long
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> Date: 
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> Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:50:52 +0200
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> User-agent: 
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> Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux)
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> Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > $ sudo herd eval root '(length %load-path)'
> > Evaluating user expression (length %load-path).
> > 119
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> Commit cdf9811d24b9c857cb79e0ddd38181862ec34bd3 fixes that at the level
> of ‘scheme-file’.
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> Ludo’.
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