Re: Compatibility between Nix and Guix

[Pjotr Prins]

Hi Daniel,

Nix and Guix are quite different even though they share the same root.
I used Nix for 10-odd years until I discovered GNU Guix.

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 04:13:05AM +0200, Daniel Schäfer wrote:
> How much of that is still true? The daemon is not compatible anymore and
> I don't think it is a good idea to have two different daemons share the same 
> sto
> re.

Correct. There are two databases and the hashes are different anyway.
No gain and plenty of potential pain.

> Is there still the a possibility to use either Nix on GuixSD or Guix on NixOS
> without duplicating the store or running two daemons?
> Or e.g. use Nix with Guile?

It is safe to use two stores and two daemons. Virtue of isolation :)

Pj.