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-rw-r--r--build-aux/build-self.scm4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/build-aux/build-self.scm b/build-aux/build-self.scm
index 1ddd2233b0..8eb61623f4 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