GNU bug report logs - #22740
Freshness check blocks upgrading

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>

Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:13:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Fixed in version 0.9.1

Done: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: 22740 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22740: Freshness check blocks upgrading
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:12:09 +0100

Hello,

when upgrading packages, there is a check for new GNU releases.
In the presence of network problems preventing to reach the corresponding
servers, the command "guix package -u" hangs indefinitely.

It would be nice to add a (short) time-out to the procedure looking
for updates, or better yet, to add a command line flag to turn it off:
Even when the servers are reachable, checking for new versions takes
a considerable amount of time that can be saved in many circumstances.

Personally, I would not even mind turning this feature off completely;
I think we update packages sufficiently often and the message is rather
distracting.

Andreas
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