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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2018-03-15 10:28:22 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2018-03-15 10:28:22 +0100
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guix system: Add '--skip-checks'.
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/30760>. Reported by Tomáš Čech <sleep_walker@gnu.org>. * guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Add #:skip-safety-checks? and honor it. (show-help, %options): Add --skip-checks. (process-action): Pass #:skip-safety-checks? to 'perform-action'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document --skip-checks.
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@@ -20458,6 +20458,16 @@ of the image size as a function of the size of the system declared in
Make @var{file} a symlink to the result, and register it as a garbage
collector root.
+@item --skip-checks
+Skip pre-installation safety checks.
+
+By default, @command{guix system init} and @command{guix system
+reconfigure} perform safety checks: they make sure the file systems that
+appear in the @code{operating-system} declaration actually exist
+(@pxref{File Systems}), and that any Linux kernel modules that may be
+needed at boot time are listed in @code{initrd-modules} (@pxref{Initial
+RAM Disk}). Passing this option skips these tests altogether.
+
@item --on-error=@var{strategy}
Apply @var{strategy} when an error occurs when reading @var{file}.
@var{strategy} may be one of the following: