Subject: Re: bug#65366: texlive-scheme-basic: chktex: Could not find global resource file.
From: Nicolas Goaziou <[email-masked]>
To: Chloe Brown via Bug reports for GNU Guix <[email-masked]>
Cc: Chloe Brown <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2024 01:15:09 +0200
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hello,

Chloe Brown via Bug reports for GNU Guix <[email-masked]> writes:

> * Description
>
> Trying to run the chktex binary results in a permanent warning. When trying to
> run ~chktex -v~ (as done by Emacs) it escalates to an error. It appears the
> binary cannot find a necessary configuration file.
>
> * Expected Behaviour
>
> Running ~chktex -v~ would not give an error.
>
> * Actual Behaviour
>
> The following error message is produced and the program exits.
>
>     WARNING -- Could not find global resource file.
>     ERROR -- Illegal verbosity level.
>
> * Steps to Reproduce
>
> - Run the following command:
>
>       guix shell -C texlive-bin -- chktex -v
>
> - Observe the error
>
> * Guix Details
>
> Observed on commit 78f080e25bfc02abd9a8fa88c8ad8d5854f54743
>
> * Other Notes
>
> - Also including the texlive-chktex package does not resolve the
> error.

This issue is fixed since last core-updates merge:

  guix shell texlive-chktex -- chktex -v

does not give any error.

Regards,
-- 
Nicolas Goaziou