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Re: ???guix publish??? as a content-addressed file server
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Ludovic Courtès |
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Re: ???guix publish??? as a content-addressed file server |
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Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:45:12 +0200 |
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John Darrington <address@hidden> skribis:
> It sounds like a usefull capability.
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> But presumably it depends on your localhost having a TCP/IP stack
> and a http server installed.
You need an OS with a TCP/IP stack, but ‘guix publish’ is the web server
(it uses the web server that is part of Guile.)
> It would be better if it could just use a socket or even just the filesystem.
It’s meant as a way to download sources remotely, so HTTP seems well
suited, especially since it usually passes firewalls.
Ludo’.