Re: no C_INCLUDE_PATH env variable defined : I can't compile C applications

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Mohamed Amine LEGHERABA via <help-guix@gnu.org> writes:

> When I do "echo $C_INCLUDE_PATH" in my bash prompt (either my account or 
> root), I have nothing.
>
> When I run a custom guix shell (with gcc-toolchain) and I run "echo 
> $C_INCLUDE_PATH",
> I have "/gnu/store/1p21dbv408cb45zcc15v7wj0q7x99rz2-profile/include"
>
> Without this env variable, C programs can't use "linux/limits.h" or
> other kernel related libraries. Any idea how to solve this problem ?

You say that “guix shell” sets the variable as expected.  Its value
depends on the packages you add to the “guix shell” invocation.

You can also augment it manually to add whatever include directories you
need.

-- 
Ricardo