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| author | Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> | 2019-09-28 16:47:29 +0200 |
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| committer | Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> | 2019-09-28 17:16:40 +0200 |
| commit | 348d8e446fbc8f5c9a51a081047de72d735a2a8a (patch) | |
| tree | 1d919851cf583298166a858204ca259aea00018b /doc/guix.texi | |
| parent | f4a1de00629a8a64f974656e31f831517aeff129 (diff) | |
| download | guix-348d8e446fbc8f5c9a51a081047de72d735a2a8a.tar.gz | |
doc: Don't support a risky mix of Guix & Nix.
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Remove instructions for sharing a store and/or a daemon with Nix.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 14c4514b31..0d3bb19325 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -794,22 +794,6 @@ GNU Coding Standards}). The @command{configure} script protects against unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not inadvertently corrupt your store (@pxref{The Store}). -@cindex Nix, compatibility -When a working installation of @url{https://nixos.org/nix/, the Nix package -manager} is available, you -can instead configure Guix with @code{--disable-daemon}. In that case, -Nix replaces the three dependencies above. - -Guix is compatible with Nix, so it is possible to share the same store -between both. To do so, you must pass @command{configure} not only the -same @code{--with-store-dir} value, but also the same -@code{--localstatedir} value. The latter is essential because it -specifies where the database that stores metadata about the store is -located, among other things. The default values for Nix are -@code{--with-store-dir=/nix/store} and @code{--localstatedir=/nix/var}. -Note that @code{--disable-daemon} is not required if -your goal is to share the store with Nix. - @node Running the Test Suite @section Running the Test Suite |