Re: Guix system with home-environment

[phodina]

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.

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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