bug#60194: closed (Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 16:28:56 -0500

Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?

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> Hi,
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> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
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> > guix question <guixquestion@gmail.com> skribis:
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> >> Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it
> >> be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?
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> > Could you clarify what you’re doing?  You’re trying to run guix-daemon
> > and guix in the initramfs of some distro, is that correct?
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> > I don’t think guix-daemon can do away with ‘pivot_root’ though.
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> The clarification was not provided after 15 weeks.  Closing.
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