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build: Protect against misconfiguration of localstatedir.

Suggested by Jookia <166291@gmail.com>.

* m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_CURRENT_LOCALSTATEDIR, GUIX_CHECK_LOCALSTATEDIR): New
macros.
* config-daemon.ac: Use 'GUIX_CHECK_LOCALSTATEDIR'.
* Makefile.am (DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS): Add --localstatedir.
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention --localstatedir.
(The Store): Mention LOCALSTATEDIR as such.
master
Ludovic Courtès 2016-03-19 14:45:58 +01:00
parent 7c49ab5b1c
commit ef5f5c8659
4 changed files with 63 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -421,7 +421,11 @@ include daemon.am
endif BUILD_DAEMON
ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
# Pass an explicit '--localstatedir' so that configure does not error out if
# it finds an existing installation with a different localstatedir.
AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
--localstatedir="$$dc_install_base/var" \
--with-libgcrypt-prefix="$(LIBGCRYPT_PREFIX)" \
--with-libgcrypt-libdir="$(LIBGCRYPT_LIBDIR)" \
--with-nix-prefix="$(NIX_PREFIX)" \

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@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ if test "x$guix_build_daemon" = "xyes"; then
GUIX_TEST_ROOT="$ac_cv_guix_test_root"
AC_SUBST([GUIX_TEST_ROOT])
GUIX_CHECK_LOCALSTATEDIR
AC_CONFIG_FILES([nix/scripts/list-runtime-roots],
[chmod +x nix/scripts/list-runtime-roots])
AC_CONFIG_FILES([nix/scripts/substitute],

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@ -527,6 +527,14 @@ following packages are also needed:
C++11 standard.
@end itemize
When configuring Guix on a system that already has a Guix installation,
be sure to specify the same state directory as the existing installation
using the @code{--localstatedir} option of the @command{configure}
script (@pxref{Directory Variables, @code{localstatedir},, standards,
GNU Coding Standards}). The @command{configure} script protects against
unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not
inadvertently corrupt your store (@pxref{The Store}).
When a working installation of @url{http://nixos.org/nix/, the Nix package
manager} is available, you
can instead configure Guix with @code{--disable-daemon}. In that case,
@ -2945,9 +2953,9 @@ Sub-directories in the store are referred to as @dfn{store items} or
sometimes @dfn{store paths}. The store has an associated database that
contains information such as the store paths referred to by each store
path, and the list of @emph{valid} store items---results of successful
builds. This database resides in @file{/var/guix/db} (or under whatever
state directory was specified @i{via} @option{--localstatedir} at
configure time).
builds. This database resides in @file{@var{localstatedir}/guix/db},
where @var{localstatedir} is the state directory specified @i{via}
@option{--localstatedir} at configure time, usually @file{/var}.
The store is @emph{always} accessed by the daemon on behalf of its clients
(@pxref{Invoking guix-daemon}). To manipulate the store, clients

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@ -307,3 +307,49 @@ AC_DEFUN([GUIX_LIBGCRYPT_LIBDIR], [
fi])
$1="$guix_cv_libgcrypt_libdir"
])
dnl GUIX_CURRENT_LOCALSTATEDIR
dnl
dnl Determine the localstatedir of an existing Guix installation and set
dnl 'guix_cv_current_localstatedir' accordingly. Set it to "none" if no
dnl existing installation was found.
AC_DEFUN([GUIX_CURRENT_LOCALSTATEDIR], [
AC_PATH_PROG([GUILE], [guile])
AC_CACHE_CHECK([the current installation's localstatedir],
[guix_cv_current_localstatedir],
[dnl Call 'dirname' because (guix config) appends "/guix" to LOCALSTATEDIR.
guix_cv_current_localstatedir="`"$GUILE" \
-c '(use-modules (guix config))
(when (string=? %store-directory "'$storedir'")
(display (dirname %state-directory)))' \
2>/dev/null`"
if test "x$guix_cv_current_localstatedir" = "x"; then
guix_cv_current_localstatedir=none
fi])])
dnl GUIX_CHECK_LOCALSTATEDIR
dnl
dnl Check that the LOCALSTATEDIR value is consistent with that of the existing
dnl Guix installation, if any. Error out or warn if they do not match.
AC_DEFUN([GUIX_CHECK_LOCALSTATEDIR], [
AC_REQUIRE([GUIX_CURRENT_LOCALSTATEDIR])
if test "x$guix_cv_current_localstatedir" != "xnone"; then
if test "$guix_cv_current_localstatedir" != "$guix_localstatedir"; then
case "$localstatedir" in
NONE|\${prefix}*)
# User kept the default value---i.e., did not pass '--localstatedir'.
AC_MSG_ERROR([chosen localstatedir '$guix_localstatedir' does not match \
that of the existing installation '$guix_cv_current_localstatedir'
Installing may corrupt $storedir!
Use './configure --localstatedir=$guix_cv_current_localstatedir'.])
;;
*)
# User passed an explicit '--localstatedir'. Assume they know what
# they're doing.
AC_MSG_WARN([chosen localstatedir '$guix_localstatedir' does not match \
that of the existing installation '$guix_cv_current_localstatedir'])
AC_MSG_WARN([installing may corrupt $storedir!])
;;
esac
fi
fi])