Andrei Osipov <[email protected]> skribis:
> <andreoss`> how to change the temporary directory from /tmp to /var/tmp?
>
> [08:14]
> <andreoss`> i have /tmp as tmpfs and it has no enough space to build gcc
> <Sleep_Walker> hm, I can't find it either in ./configure, either as parameter
> to guix-daemon
> [08:29]
> <Sleep_Walker> it seems it could respect TMPDIR environment variable
> [08:34]
> <Sleep_Walker> andreoss`: could you confirm?
> [08:36]
> <Sleep_Walker> export TMPDIR=/var/tmp ; guix-daemon <your_parameters>
> <andreoss`> Sleep_Walker: confirmed
> [08:39]
I’ve added two paragraphs to that effect:
When the daemon performs a build on behalf of the user, it creates a
build directory under ‘/tmp’ or under the directory specified by its
‘TMPDIR’ environment variable; this directory is shared with the
container for the duration of the build. Be aware that using a
directory other than ‘/tmp’ can affect build results—for example, with a
longer directory name, a build process that uses Unix-domain sockets
might hit the name length limitation for ‘sun_path’, which it would
otherwise not hit.
The build directory is automatically deleted upon completion, unless
the build failed and the client specified ‘--keep-failed’ (*note
‘--keep-failed’: Invoking guix build.).
Thanks for the report!
Ludo’.
