Re: delete profile

[Alex Kost]

Federico Beffa (2017-03-14 17:43 +0100) wrote:

> Alex Kost <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Federico Beffa (2017-03-14 09:42 +0100) wrote:
>>
>>> Pjotr Prins <address@hidden> writes:
>>> 'guix -p $HOME/guix-test-profile' lists only 1 generation (but I did
>>> create another one and then I rolled-back).
>>>
>>> I run 'guix gc' and now I find dangling symlinks in my $HOME.
>>
>> What dangling symlinks?  Just remove them :-)
>
> Of this type:
>
> $HOME/guix-test-profile-XXX-link -> /gnu/store/...
>
> Yes, sure, I deleted them.  It just seems strange that a GC leaves
> dangling links around.

GC can't remove such generation links; it removes only the stuff that is
placed in the store.  It's up to a user to remove profiles and their
generations.

-- 
Alex