2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

M gnu/build/install.scm
M gnu/tests/base.scm

@@ 1,5 1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;


@@ 118,6 118,10 @@ STORE."
     ("/var/guix/gcroots/booted-system" -> "/run/booted-system")
     ("/var/guix/gcroots/current-system" -> "/run/current-system")
 
+    ;; XXX: 'guix-register' creates this symlink with a wrong target, so
+    ;; create it upfront to be sure.
+    ("/var/guix/gcroots/profiles" -> "/var/guix/profiles")
+
     (directory "/bin")
     (directory "/tmp" 0 0 #o1777)                 ; sticky bit
     (directory "/var/tmp" 0 0 #o1777)

@@ 217,6 217,15 @@ info --version")
                                       #f))))
                              marionette))
 
+          ;; This symlink is currently unused, but better have it point to the
+          ;; right place.  See
+          ;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-08/msg01641.html>.
+          (test-equal "/var/guix/gcroots/profiles is a valid symlink"
+            "/var/guix/profiles"
+            (marionette-eval '(readlink "/var/guix/gcroots/profiles")
+                             marionette))
+
+
           (test-assert "screendump"
             (begin
               (marionette-control (string-append "screendump " #$output