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guile-wm crashes on login

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Package: guix;

Reported by: jesse <jgibbons2357 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:39:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: jesse <jgibbons2357 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#34922: closed (Re: bug#34922: guile-wm crashes on login)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:06:04 +0000
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Your bug report

#34922: guile-wm crashes on login

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 34922 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: jesse <jgibbons2357 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 34922-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34922: guile-wm crashes on login
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:05:00 +0100
This should now be fixed (commit
cbe0762041f0d86cdb7c3d385a27b7d4b0b266c7).

--
Ricardo


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From: jesse <jgibbons2357 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: guile-wm crashes on login
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:58:06 -0600
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I am trying to use guile-wm, but it fails when I launch it.
I define an operating system that includes guile-wm as a package and use
it to build a virtual machine image. Here is the operating system
definition:
~~~~~

(use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss))
(use-service-modules desktop)
(use-package-modules certs gnome guile-wm)

(operating-system
 (host-name "piranhaplant")
 (timezone "America/Boise")
 (locale "en_US.utf8")

 (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
              (bootloader grub-bootloader)
              (target "/dev/sda")))

 (file-systems (cons (file-system
                      (device (file-system-label "mini8"))
                      (mount-point "/")
                      (type "ext4"))
                     %base-file-systems))

 (users
  %base-user-accounts)

 (packages (cons* nss-certs
                  gvfs
          guile-wm
                  %base-packages))

 (services (cons* (gnome-desktop-service)
                  %desktop-services))

 (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))


~~~~~

When I try to log in, it flashes an error so fast I cannot record it,
then returns to the login screen. When I launch it from a console, it
sends the following to stderr:

~~~~~

;;; note: auto-compilation is enabled, set GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0
;;;       or pass the --no-auto-compile argument to disable.
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/bin/.guile-wm-real
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/shared.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/connection.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/struct.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/type.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/enum.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/records.scm
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/records.scm.go
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/enum.scm.go
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/type.scm.go
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/union.scm
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/union.scm.go
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/struct.scm.go
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/connection.scm.go
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/doc.scm
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/doc.scm.go
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/auth.scm
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/auth.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/core.scm
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/xml/core.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/shared.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/bin/.guile-wm-real
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/user.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/command.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/event-loop.scm
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/gv2n0k75d5svzcgwqna33nvhvczrj3z2-guile-xcb-1.3-1.db7d5a3/share/guile/site/2.2/xcb/event-loop.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/command.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/log.scm
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/log.scm.go
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/keymap.scm
;;; compiled
/root/.cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.A/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/keymap.scm.go
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/text.scm
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/draw.scm
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/draw.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/text.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/color.scm
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/color.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/user.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
;;; compiling
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/redirect.scm
;;; WARNING: compilation of
/gnu/store/q549b5c0fwds1l8bycvabva3jwr86p63-guile-wm-1.0-1.f3c7b3b/share/guile/site/2.2/guile-wm/redirect.scm
failed:
;;; no code for module (xcb xml xproto)
Backtrace:
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
   222:29 19 (map1 (((guile-wm keymap)) ((guile-wm redirect)) ((…)) …))
   222:17 18 (map1 (((guile-wm redirect)) ((xcb event-loop)) ((…)) …))
  2800:17 17 (resolve-interface (guile-wm redirect) #:select _ #:hide …)
In ice-9/threads.scm:
    390:8 16 (_ _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
  2726:13 15 (_)
In ice-9/threads.scm:
    390:8 14 (_ _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
  2994:20 13 (_)
   2312:4 12 (save-module-excursion #<procedure 1942ab0 at ice-9/boo…>)
  3014:26 11 (_)
In unknown file:
          10 (primitive-load-path "guile-wm/redirect" #<procedure 11…>)
In ice-9/eval.scm:
   721:20  9 (primitive-eval (define-module (guile-wm redirect) # # …))
In ice-9/psyntax.scm:
  1235:36  8 (expand-top-sequence ((define-module (guile-wm #) # …)) …)
  1182:24  7 (parse _ (("placeholder" placeholder)) ((top) #(# # …)) …)
   285:10  6 (parse _ (("placeholder" placeholder)) (()) _ c&e (eval) …)
In ice-9/eval.scm:
   293:34  5 (_ #<module (#{ g23682}#) bf1aa0>)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
   2874:4  4 (define-module* _ #:filename _ #:pure _ #:version _ # _ …)
  2887:24  3 (_)
   222:17  2 (map1 (((xcb xml xproto)) ((xcb xml)) ((xcb #)) ((…)) #))
   2803:6  1 (resolve-interface _ #:select _ #:hide _ #:prefix _ # _ …)
In unknown file:
           0 (scm-error misc-error #f "~A ~S" ("no code for modu…" …) …)

ERROR: In procedure scm-error:
no code for module (xcb xml xproto)

Some deprecated features have been used.  Set the environment
variable GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED to "detailed" and rerun the
program to get more information.  Set it to "no" to suppress
this message.

~~~~~
From what I can tell, it is attempting to re-compile guile-wm, and
cannot find the prerequisite guile-xcb package files.

Possible solutions:

-Edit the guile-wm package to include guile-xcb in the
propagated-inputs. As the manual says, "Another example where
|propagated-inputs| is useful is for languages that lack a facility to
record the run-time search path akin to the |RUNPATH| of ELF files; this
includes Guile, Python, Perl, and more. To ensure that libraries written
in those languages can find library code they depend on at run time,
run-time dependencies must be listed in |propagated-inputs| rather than
|inputs|."

If there are no objections to taking this action as suggested by the
manual, here is a patch:
~~~~~

From 7bd5859eaef1b823ade87faa790092a553b40a91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jesse <jgibbons2357 <at> gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:19:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix guile-wm to have guile-xcb as a propagated-input.

---
 gnu/packages/guile-wm.scm | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile-wm.scm b/gnu/packages/guile-wm.scm
index 7b1731171..40b56d64e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile-wm.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile-wm.scm
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ dependencies.")
                #t)))))
       (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
                        ("texinfo" ,texinfo)))
-      (inputs `(("guile" ,guile-2.2)
-                ("guile-xcb" ,guile-xcb)))
+      (inputs `(("guile" ,guile-2.2)))
+      (propagated-inputs `(("guile-xcb" ,guile-xcb)))
       (home-page "https://github.com/mwitmer/guile-wm/releases")
       (description
        "Guile-WM is a simple window manager that's completely
customizable—you
-- 
2.20.1


~~~~~

I could not test this fix because even in a guix environment and
pre-inst-env with the patch, guix does not recognize the file I edited
as the file that defines the guile-wm package. (I think that's a problem
with my OS.) However, when I included a similarly revised definition of
guile-wm in an OS definition, guile did not try to re-build guile-wm, so
I think this is progress on the guile-wm crash bug. It does not allow me
to run guile-wm as my window manager, but it does fix one part of the
problem.

-Jesse
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