guix/gnu/installer/final.scm

;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2018 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
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(define-module (gnu installer final)
  #:use-module (gnu installer newt page)
  #:use-module (gnu installer steps)
  #:use-module (gnu installer utils)
  #:use-module (gnu services herd)
  #:use-module (guix build utils)
  #:export (install-system))

(define (install-system)
  "Start COW-STORE service on target directory and launch guix install command
in a subshell."
  (let ((install-command
         (format #f "guix system init ~a ~a"
                 (%installer-configuration-file)
                 (%installer-target-dir))))
    (mkdir-p (%installer-target-dir))
    (start-service 'cow-store (list (%installer-target-dir)))
    (false-if-exception (run-shell-command install-command))))