Re: Deploying experimental versions of Guix

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david larsson <david.larsson@selfhosted.xyz> writes:

> On 2023-05-02 15:44, Felix Lechner via "Development of GNU Guix and the 
> GNU System distribution." wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'd like to test changes to (gnu system pam). How may I configure my
>> system, preferably using "deploy," please, while also pulling from my
>> custom channels?
>
> Hi Felix,
>
> I think creating a custom profile with a channels file containing a 
> 'guix channel pointing to your modified guix version, and more custom 
> channels as you wish (add to the same list), should solve it:
>
> #+begin_src bash
> guix pull -C custom-channels.scm --profile=/tmp/myguix-and-channels 
> --disable-authentication
> #+end_src

You could also use that file with guix time-machine for one off tests.