01/02: build-self: Let HOME pass through the execution environment.

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civodul pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.

commit 48d498c2c3984784336b27ba5e261319f3ac6a3a
Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
Date:   Sat May 11 00:19:06 2019 +0200

    build-self: Let HOME pass through the execution environment.
    
    Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/35623>.
    Reported by Karrick McDermott <address@hidden>.
    
    * build-aux/build-self.scm (build): Add 'getenv' and 'setenv' calls for
    HOME.
---
 build-aux/build-self.scm | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/build-aux/build-self.scm b/build-aux/build-self.scm
index 1ddd223..8eb6162 100644
--- a/build-aux/build-self.scm
+++ b/build-aux/build-self.scm
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ files."
   (mlet %store-monad ((build  (build-program source version guile-version
                                              #:pull-version pull-version))
                       (system (if system (return system) (current-system)))
+                      (home   (getenv "HOME"))
 
                       ;; Note: Use the deprecated names here because the
                       ;; caller might be Guix <= 0.16.0.
@@ -419,6 +420,9 @@ files."
                          ;; $GUILE_LOAD_PATH & co.
                          (with-clean-environment
                           (setenv "GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED" "no") ;be quiet and 
drive
+                          (when home
+                            ;; Inherit HOME so that 'xdg-directory' works.
+                            (setenv "HOME" home))
                           (open-pipe* OPEN_READ
                                       (derivation->output-path build)
                                       source system version