Hi, At commit 464a29d3d74e7d2f27042db6ab166bfdbe1f992e ('git branch --all --contains 464a29d3d74e7d2f27042db6ab166bfdbe1f992e' tells me that only core-updates has this commit at this time), the following error occurs when trying to build ant-bootstrap, which causes the 409 dependent packages to fail, also: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ guix build -e '(@@ (gnu packages java) ant-bootstrap)' ... Issued 1 semantic warning compiling "src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/FixCrLfFilter.java": <--------- 665. case '\r': . . . 684. } --------------------> *** Semantic Warning: This switch block can fall through to the next case. Did you forget a break statement? Issued 1 semantic warning compiling "src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java": 1555. Vector resources = new Vector(); ^-------^ *** Semantic Warning: Local "resources" shadows a field of the same name in "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip". Issued 1 semantic warning compiling "src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java": 633. URLConnection connection = aSource.openConnection(); ^--------^ *** Semantic Warning: Local "connection" shadows a field of the same name in "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Get$GetThread". Issued 1 semantic warning compiling "src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/XNewRmic.java": 34. public static final String COMPILER_NAME = "xnew"; ^-----------^ *** Semantic Warning: Field "COMPILER_NAME" shadows a field of the same name in "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic.ForkingSunRmic". ... Copying Required Files ... Building Ant Distribution Buildfile: /tmp/guix-build-ant-bootstrap-1.8.4.drv-0/apache-ant-1.8.4/build.xml BUILD FAILED Could not load the version information. Total time: 0 seconds ... Failed Building Ant Distribution ! command "bash" "bootstrap.sh" "-Ddist.dir=/gnu/store/jd6jm79d0r5g59d0l2l3w445adykp5p9-ant-bootstrap-1.8.4" failed with status 1 builder for `/gnu/store/76apf0hpcdabpjy0839nhkwgfrz3m8z5-ant-bootstrap-1.8.4.drv' failed with exit code 1 build of /gnu/store/76apf0hpcdabpjy0839nhkwgfrz3m8z5-ant-bootstrap-1.8.4.drv failed View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/76/apf0hpcdabpjy0839nhkwgfrz3m8z5-ant-bootstrap-1.8.4.drv.bz2'. guix build: error: build of `/gnu/store/76apf0hpcdabpjy0839nhkwgfrz3m8z5-ant-bootstrap-1.8.4.drv' failed --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- It fails quite quickly, so you can easily get a copy failing locally if you want to test it out. -- Chris