From unknown Thu Aug 14 18:39:41 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#32593 <32593@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#32593 <32593@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: bad error message when kernel module does not exist Reply-To: bug#32593 <32593@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:39:41 +0000 retitle 32593 bad error message when kernel module does not exist reassign 32593 guix submitter 32593 Ricardo Wurmus severity 32593 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Aug 30 11:24:33 2018 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Aug 2018 15:24:33 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39311 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fvOoC-0002eo-UJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:24:33 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55209) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fvOoB-0002ea-8z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:24:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fvOo2-00028J-Hk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:24:26 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:34074) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fvOo2-000285-Cy for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:24:22 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47952) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fvOo1-0004kk-Hw for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:24:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fvOnx-00026L-DZ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:24:21 -0400 Received: from sender-of-o51.zoho.com ([135.84.80.216]:21091) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fvOnx-000260-1X for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:24:17 -0400 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1535642653; cv=none; d=zoho.com; s=zohoarc; b=Nz4ais2av3RpiQgSjWDHiZlBXI2BYp2qENwAAgRPxPRyWbp0Hw0oa5P3TmITvkLrCnwe3kElEmAhdLXz2RlBVIUEKCekZqWnQR40FA2Y8PArXxambWPT+6lq5Bdxs3vwwKmWLc6CxcRgkMZSCPjtRoGnpYlG4O3anlGo47e20cQ= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=zoho.com; s=zohoarc; t=1535642653; h=Content-Type:Date:From:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject:To:ARC-Authentication-Results; bh=E/Y7jE5sH2MDemm6i7FeNe4gw+cWpA9bcqrK+MhxgK8=; b=CJkUklPk8pODVoayipMy6+w2Ix5SU03qH4atdmKAKX4BlNHf03uI6yUfjYpJ6BVTeztvwKLVjd2Ramwzqv7q3oWEixaeke6HADFDvNo6o9XudLbczn6f4ubPxB2Iyc8E7rlpnI1MO4AyQ6+FJECZgrfz7Wvgs7qZMR8/Ayzq7n8= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.zoho.com; dkim=pass header.i=elephly.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=rekado@elephly.net; dmarc=pass header.from= header.from= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1535642653; s=zoho; d=elephly.net; i=rekado@elephly.net; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type; l=953; bh=E/Y7jE5sH2MDemm6i7FeNe4gw+cWpA9bcqrK+MhxgK8=; b=STCgkKJYrBU/3ybmmjJIRJYSmsbfRZ40PXBXS9hnSzH59EAinsfUSGjV/wjNFKw5 ndzUp1GidZPuS6AkRmHHMYjMygplteukTEFr1ubNvGrbpaqvoHSEg8tJsV/b6PoTx3a uu6FBUiMSZ+Ez2P4ZCJleXig5NI6O/lWa6JoH/mo= Received: from localhost (141.80.245.162 [141.80.245.162]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 153564265331899.10942558148383; Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:24:13 -0700 (PDT) User-agent: mu4e 1.0; emacs 26.1 From: Ricardo Wurmus To: bug-guix@gnu.org Subject: bad error message when kernel module does not exist X-URL: https://elephly.net X-PGP-Key: https://elephly.net/rekado.pubkey X-PGP-Fingerprint: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:24:10 +0200 Message-ID: <87ftyvandx.fsf@elephly.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-ZohoMailClient: External X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) When a system is built that requests a kernel module that does not exists, this is the error message a user will see: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Backtrace: 8 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/vz7ci9rh483f2zps2cl174rd91b?") In ice-9/eval.scm: 619:8 7 (_ #f) 626:19 6 (_ #) 159:9 5 (_ _) In gnu/build/linux-modules.scm: 184:47 4 (recursive-module-dependencies _ #:lookup-module _) 98:14 3 (module-dependencies _) 85:18 2 (modinfo-section-contents _) In ice-9/ports.scm: 439:11 1 (call-with-input-file #f # ?) In unknown file: 0 (open-file #f "r" #:encoding #f #:guess-encoding #f) ERROR: In procedure open-file: Wrong type (expecting string): #f builder for `/gnu/store/0ahsvp7wx52zzh1rywbdbq78llcwb7id-linux-modules.drv' failed with exit code 1 --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- -- Ricardo From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Sep 02 09:50:11 2018 Received: (at 32593-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Sep 2018 13:50:11 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42449 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fwSlI-00057l-Cl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 09:50:11 -0400 Received: from [208.118.235.92] (port=39552 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fwSl2-000567-0s for 32593-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 09:49:54 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fwSjs-00080L-4y for 32593-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 09:48:37 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:51604) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fwSjs-0007z3-28; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 09:48:28 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=40396 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1fwSji-0007Lu-Vz; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 09:48:20 -0400 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) To: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: bug#32593: bad error message when kernel module does not exist In-Reply-To: <87ftyvandx.fsf@elephly.net> (Ricardo Wurmus's message of "Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:24:10 +0200") References: <87ftyvandx.fsf@elephly.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2018 15:48:12 +0200 Message-ID: <87d0twau3n.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -3.7 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 32593-done Cc: 32593-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) Hello, Ricardo Wurmus skribis: > When a system is built that requests a kernel module that does not > exists, this is the error message a user will see: > > Backtrace: > 8 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/vz7ci9rh483f2zps2cl174rd91b?") > In ice-9/eval.scm: > 619:8 7 (_ #f) > 626:19 6 (_ #) > 159:9 5 (_ _) > In gnu/build/linux-modules.scm: > 184:47 4 (recursive-module-dependencies _ #:lookup-module _) > 98:14 3 (module-dependencies _) > 85:18 2 (modinfo-section-contents _) > In ice-9/ports.scm: > 439:11 1 (call-with-input-file #f # ?) > In unknown file: > 0 (open-file #f "r" #:encoding #f #:guess-encoding #f) > > ERROR: In procedure open-file: > Wrong type (expecting string): #f > builder for `/gnu/store/0ahsvp7wx52zzh1rywbdbq78llcwb7id-linux-modules.dr= v' failed with exit code 1 This project is incredible: the bug was fixed even before you had reported it, in commit 4db7a9dc663c5b26e45ec35538bf68ff87acdf7b. :-) You still get a backtrace, but at least the error message is somewhat clearer. (Should we do away with the backtrace?) Ludo=E2=80=99. From unknown Thu Aug 14 18:39:41 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:24:06 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator