GNU bug report logs - #59485
'guix system list-generations' identifies wrong generation as current

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From: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner <at> lease-up.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: 'guix system list-generations' identifies wrong generation as current
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:06:19 -0800

Hi,

On my equipment the command 'guix system list-generations' identifies
the most recent system generation as "(current)" even though I booted
a different, past generation via Grub.

The information is most certainly wrong because my latest generation
does not boot successfully.

I don't know if it matters, but I used 'guix deploy' on my local system.

Kind regards,
Felix Lechner

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From: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
To: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner <at> lease-up.com>, 59485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59485: 'guix system list-generations' identifies wrong generation as current
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:22:06 +0100

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Current system generation identifies the one that would boot by default. Basically, booted ≠ current. Maybe guix system could show that information.

Le 22 novembre 2022 18:06:19 GMT+01:00, Felix Lechner via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org> a écrit :
>Hi,
>
>On my equipment the command 'guix system list-generations' identifies
>the most recent system generation as "(current)" even though I booted
>a different, past generation via Grub.
>
>The information is most certainly wrong because my latest generation
>does not boot successfully.
>
>I don't know if it matters, but I used 'guix deploy' on my local system.
>
>Kind regards,
>Felix Lechner
>
>
>

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Message #11 received at 59485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner <at> lease-up.com>
To: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
Cc: 59485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59485: 'guix system list-generations' identifies wrong
 generation as current
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:15:55 -0800

Hi,

On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 9:22 AM Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu> wrote:
>
> Current system generation identifies the one that would boot by default. Basically, booted ≠ current.

Okay, thanks for the explanation!

I was confused since 'guix system delete-generations' also refused to
drop the defective generation. A kind user on IRC suggested the use of
'roll-back'. I see how that is consistent, but still think the
labeling is imprecise. Maybe we could instead offer the designations
"(default)" and maybe also "(booted)"?

Kind regards
Felix Lechner

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