bug#51547: closed (Erase / on boot)

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regarding Erase / on boot
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> Erase / on boot
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> Mon, 1 Nov 2021 22:13:43 +1100
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> This issue tracks the creation of a Guix System implementation of 
> https://grahamc.com/blog/erase-your-darlings :
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>     "I erase my systems at every boot.
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>     NixOS can boot with only two directories: /boot, and /nix."
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> I have a working prototype of 
> https://elis.nu/blog/2020/05/nixos-tmpfs-as-root/ . I will submit some 
> small fixes in the short term, and later some larger patches.
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> Ideally this will result in a cookbook entry, and a CI test.
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> Re: bug#51547: Erase / on boot
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> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:13:28 -0400
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> Hi Tom,
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> Tom Fitzhenry <tom@tom-fitzhenry.me.uk> writes:
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> > On 1/11/21 23:19, Tom Fitzhenry wrote:
> >> A few issues:
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> > Another issue: /var/tmp/ is not created on boot, which breaks vi:
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> > tom@computer ~/src$ vi
> > ex/vi: Error: /var/tmp/vi.recover: No such file or directory
> > ex/vi: Modifications not recoverable if the session fails
> > ex/vi: Error: /var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.u8Kkbb: No such file or directory
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> While interesting, this effort is not an actual bug and is a WIP it
> seems, so I'm closing it.
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> Feel free to share progress or ask for guidance or guix-devel@gnu.org!
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> Thanks!
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> Maxim
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