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@node Specifying Additional Channels
@section Specifying Additional Channels
@cindex extending the package collection (channels)
@cindex variant packages (channels)
You can specify @emph{additional channels} to pull from. To use a
channel, write @code{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} to instruct
@
> PS: (url "file://path/to/local/repository")
Actually, 'path' is a hostname here, so I guess it *must not* work even as a
relative file name.
Whether Guix/Guile follows standards that well, or correctly errors out for an
incorrect reason, I don't know.
Kind regards,
T G-R
Sent on the go.
Hi Marek,
On 10 April 2022 12:55:09 UTC, "Marek Paśnikowski"
wrote:
>In light of the above replies [...] in CommonMark.
Thanks! Please try to submit Texinfo going forward. It doesn't need to be
perfect but it will be so much closer to something we can merge.
You'll learn something, *and* sa
In light of the above replies and my own experiences, I propose the
following to be the text of the chapter. Formatted in CommonMark.
## 6.1 Specifying Additional Channels
You can specify _additional channels_ to pull from. To use a channel,
write `~/.config/guix/channels.scm` to instruct `guix p
Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 20:43 [+0200]:
> 2. If I create my own channel from scratch,
> then I have to authorize it with my key.
> Thus I know the commit and the key fingerprint.
You don't have to do any authorization -- you can skip .guix-
authorization and channel introducti
Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 20:43 [+0200]:
> 3. For a local repository, use (url "file://") or (url "/path").
Yes, that should work.
Greetings,
Maxime.
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Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 20:43 [+0200]:
> 1. If I clone someone else's channel, do not bother with the
> introduction.
If with ‘clone’ you mean a ‘local git checkout+modifications’ here, and
its a local clone, then probably yes --- if some attacker can replace
the contents of
Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 20:43 [+0200]:
> Regarding point 4.: I meant both /etc/config.scm and
> ~/src/guix-config/home-configuration.scm .
> My understanding is that it should be possible to define private
> (user specific) channels.
> I could be wrong here.
> I do not like th
Thank you for the quick reply.
Those are my conclusions:
1. If I clone someone else's channel, do not bother with the
introduction.
2. If I create my own channel from scratch,
then I have to authorize it with my key.
Thus I know the commit and the key fingerprint.
3. For a local repository, use
Maxime Devos schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 19:53 [+0200]:
> Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 18:21 [+0200]:
> > 3. How do I declare a local repository?
>
> The same way as an external repository. Just replace the
> "https://...";
> of the repo at savannah with
> "file://home/user/locat
Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 18:21 [+0200]:
> 2. What ==is== the channel introduction?
From (guix)Channel Authentication:
As a user, you must provide a “channel introduction” in your
channels file so that Guix knows how to authenticate its first commit.
A channel specification
Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 18:21 [+0200]:
> How do I find the PGP fingerprint?
(guix)Channel Authentication
The specification above shows the name and URL of the channel. The
call to ‘make-channel-introduction’ above specifies that authentication
of this channel starts at c
Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 18:21 [+0200]:
> 1. (channel (introduction -)) is not mentioned at all.
It isn't in (guix)Specifying Aditional Channels, because its optional
(albeit nice to have for security). It is documented in the next few
sections.
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Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 18:21 [+0200]:
> 4. How do I declare a channel within the config.scm file?
What do you mean with ‘the config.scm file’ here? The operating system
configuration file, which is conventionally named configuration.scm or
config.scm but in principle can be
Marek Paśnikowski schreef op ma 04-04-2022 om 18:21 [+0200]:
> 3. How do I declare a local repository?
The same way as an external repository. Just replace the "https://...";
of the repo at savannah with
"file://home/user/location/of/git/repository". But yes, this could be
documented ...
Greeti
Dear Guix Developers
I love the Guix's vision of system management.
Thank you for your hard work to implement it.
It pains me greatly to see the documentation be completely useless.
It gives descriptions of Guix programs,
but almost nothing usable for configuration files.
I am considering filing
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