GNU bug report logs - #25137
repeated updating list of substitutes during install

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Dave Love <fx <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 13:51:01 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 22990

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Dave Love <fx <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25137 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25137: repeated updating list of substitutes during install
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:47:49 +0100

Hello,

Dave Love <fx <at> gnu.org> skribis:

> During a package install (of guix itself) I see "updating list of
> substitutes" messages repeated through the install, not just at the
> start.  Is that as it should be?  I expected guix to use a recent cached
> version.

It is “normal” yes, but arguably suboptimal:

   https://bugs.gnu.org/22990

I hope we can fix it soonish, but it’s a bit involved.

Ludo’.
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