GNU bug report logs - #71332
guix gc delete order

Previous Next

To add a comment to this bug, you must first unarchive it, by sending
a message to control AT debbugs.gnu.org, with unarchive 71332 in the body.
You can then email your comments to 71332 AT debbugs.gnu.org in the normal way.

Toggle the display of automated, internal messages from the tracker.

Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Nicolas Graves <ngraves <at> ngraves.fr>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: guix gc delete order
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:10:34 +0200

Hi Guix,

I feel the way `guix gc` choose its files to delete quite
inconvenient. For instance, when developping big programs locally, I
often find myself missing space, but when I will `guix gc -C30G`,
instead of the expected unused items (not present in any profile, just
built but discarded as the package I'm building is updated for
instance), I will instead loose most of the native-inputs that are
needed to build my `guix home` and `guix system`.

This make me stuck in an endless loop of removing / redownloading over
and over the same native-inputs, while my intention is first to remove
files that aren't these native-inputs.

I haven't delved into `guix gc` yet, how hard is that issue to solve? 

-- 
Best regards,
Nicolas Graves

Message #8 received at 71332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Guillaume Le Vaillant <glv <at> posteo.net>
To: Nicolas Graves <ngraves <at> ngraves.fr>
Cc: 71332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71332: guix gc delete order
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:30:34 +0000

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

Nicolas Graves via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org> skribis:

> Hi Guix,
>
> I feel the way `guix gc` choose its files to delete quite
> inconvenient. For instance, when developping big programs locally, I
> often find myself missing space, but when I will `guix gc -C30G`,
> instead of the expected unused items (not present in any profile, just
> built but discarded as the package I'm building is updated for
> instance), I will instead loose most of the native-inputs that are
> needed to build my `guix home` and `guix system`.
>
> This make me stuck in an endless loop of removing / redownloading over
> and over the same native-inputs, while my intention is first to remove
> files that aren't these native-inputs.
>
> I haven't delved into `guix gc` yet, how hard is that issue to solve? 

Hi.
Is the guix-daemon of your system started with the
"--gc-keep-derivations=yes" and "--gc-keep-outputs=yes" options?
It should prevent "guix gc" from deleting the build dependencies of live
profiles.

[signature.asc (application/pgp-signature, inline)]

Message #11 received at 71332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Nicolas Graves <ngraves <at> ngraves.fr>
To: Guillaume Le Vaillant <glv <at> posteo.net>
Cc: Andrew Tropin <andrew <at> trop.in>, 71332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71332: guix gc delete order
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:26:16 +0200

On 2024-06-03 09:30, Guillaume Le Vaillant wrote:

> Hi.
> Is the guix-daemon of your system started with the
> "--gc-keep-derivations=yes" and "--gc-keep-outputs=yes" options?
> It should prevent "guix gc" from deleting the build dependencies of live
> profiles.

Probably not if they have to be added through the extra-options field of
<guix-configuration> record. I'll try that, thanks! 

-- 
Best regards,
Nicolas Graves

Message #14 received at 71332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andrew Tropin <andrew <at> trop.in>
To: Nicolas Graves <ngraves <at> ngraves.fr>, Guillaume Le Vaillant <glv <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 71332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71332: guix gc delete order
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:22:42 +0400

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

On 2024-06-03 15:26, Nicolas Graves via Bug reports for GNU Guix wrote:

> On 2024-06-03 09:30, Guillaume Le Vaillant wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>> Is the guix-daemon of your system started with the
>> "--gc-keep-derivations=yes" and "--gc-keep-outputs=yes" options?
>> It should prevent "guix gc" from deleting the build dependencies of live
>> profiles.

Didn't know about those options, thank you for sharing!

>
> Probably not if they have to be added through the extra-options field of
> <guix-configuration> record. I'll try that, thanks! 

I was suffering from the issue you have.  After I updated SSD I just
don't do gc, but it would be a good fix for the problem, if it works.

-- 
Best regards,
Andrew Tropin 

[signature.asc (application/pgp-signature, inline)]

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.