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guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating user expression..."

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From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating user
 expression..."
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:13:33 +0200

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After a guix pull on 0fc235a, guix system reconfigure stop at

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
shepherd: Evaluating user expression (let* ((services (map primitive-load (?))) # ?) ?).
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

instead of

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
shepherd: Evaluating user expression (let* ((services (map primitive-load (?))) # ?) ?).
shepherd: Service user-homes has been started.
shepherd: Service term-auto could not be started.
bootloader successfully installed on '/dev/sda’
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

The only change I've done to my config.scm is that now I have a btrfs
filesystem (just for storage, it's not /home).

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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Message #8 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
Cc: 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 22:42:59 +0200

Hello,

Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> skribis:

> After a guix pull on 0fc235a, guix system reconfigure stop at
>
> shepherd: Evaluating user expression (let* ((services (map primitive-load (?))) # ?) ?).
>
>
> instead of
>
> shepherd: Evaluating user expression (let* ((services (map primitive-load (?))) # ?) ?).
> shepherd: Service user-homes has been started.
> shepherd: Service term-auto could not be started.
> bootloader successfully installed on '/dev/sda’
>
> The only change I've done to my config.scm is that now I have a btrfs
> filesystem (just for storage, it's not /home).

The “Evaluating user expression” started the ‘file-system’ service for
this btrfs file system, and it got stuck for some reason.  Did
/var/log/messages or the console show anything?

I suppose you’d have to try again the experiment.  Presumably there’s
some fsck-like process or something taking time or waiting for input.

Ludo’.

Message #11 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:23:05 +0200

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This is the last message in /var/log/messages:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Aug 29 09:13:40 localhost shepherd[1]: Evaluating user expression (let* ((services (map primitive-load (?))) # ?) ?). 
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

> Did
> /var/log/messages or the console show anything?

What console?

> I suppose you’d have to try again the experiment.  Presumably there’s
> some fsck-like process or something taking time or waiting for input.

Note that everything works alright.  But I'm worried that this would
fail on a new installation where the bootloader is missing :(

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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Message #14 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
Cc: 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:41:51 +0200

Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> skribis:

> This is the last message in /var/log/messages:
>
> Aug 29 09:13:40 localhost shepherd[1]: Evaluating user expression (let* ((services (map primitive-load (?))) # ?) ?). 
>
>> Did
>> /var/log/messages or the console show anything?
>
> What console?

/dev/console, so tty1, typically.

>> I suppose you’d have to try again the experiment.  Presumably there’s
>> some fsck-like process or something taking time or waiting for input.
>
> Note that everything works alright.  But I'm worried that this would
> fail on a new installation where the bootloader is missing :(

Where the bootloader is missing?  The bootloader cannot be missing or
the thing is not installed.  :-)

Ludo’.

Message #17 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:25:37 +0200

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

> Where the bootloader is missing?  The bootloader cannot be missing or
> the thing is not installed.  :-)

No it's not missing, but I think the bootloader remained from the
previous working configs (before I configured the Btrfs file system).

Say I'd wipe the bootloader now and re-run `guix system reconfigure...',
I don't think it would get installed then.

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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Message #20 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bengt Richter <bokr <at> bokr.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>, 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after
 "Evaluating user expression..."
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:53:59 -0700

On +2019-08-29 14:41:51 +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> skribis:
> 
> > This is the last message in /var/log/messages:
> >
> > Aug 29 09:13:40 localhost shepherd[1]: Evaluating user expression (let* ((services (map primitive-load (?))) # ?) ?). 
> >
> >> Did
> >> /var/log/messages or the console show anything?
> >
> > What console?
> 
> /dev/console, so tty1, typically.
> 
> >> I suppose you’d have to try again the experiment.  Presumably there’s
> >> some fsck-like process or something taking time or waiting for input.
> >
> > Note that everything works alright.  But I'm worried that this would
> > fail on a new installation where the bootloader is missing :(
> 
> Where the bootloader is missing?  The bootloader cannot be missing or
> the thing is not installed.  :-)
> 
> Ludo’.
>

Had you considered the case where someone[1] is running a binary install
on a foreign distro booted by refind or a bootloader not in your official list?

[1] guess who ;-)

Regards,
Bengt Richter

Message #23 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Bengt Richter <bokr <at> bokr.com>
Cc: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>, 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:27:34 +0200

Hi Bengt,

Bengt Richter <bokr <at> bokr.com> skribis:

> On +2019-08-29 14:41:51 +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> skribis:

[...]

>> > Note that everything works alright.  But I'm worried that this would
>> > fail on a new installation where the bootloader is missing :(
>> 
>> Where the bootloader is missing?  The bootloader cannot be missing or
>> the thing is not installed.  :-)
>> 
>> Ludo’.
>>
>
> Had you considered the case where someone[1] is running a binary install
> on a foreign distro booted by refind or a bootloader not in your official list?

I hadn’t!  If that’s the case, it’ll be more difficult for us to support
that someone.  :-)

Ludo’.

Message #26 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:56:37 +0200

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Just checked: no messages in the /dev/tty1.
Isn't there a more extensive log for "guix system reconfigure"?
Something seems to be wrong with btrfs.

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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Message #29 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zerodaysfordays <at> sdf.lonestar.org (Jakob L. Kreuze)
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:55:40 -0400

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Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> writes:

> Isn't there a more extensive log for "guix system reconfigure"?

You could look at the .scm files produced by "guix system reconfigure"
(the store paths should be printed to stdout). I'm afraid that, aside
from Shepherd's own messages, the console output is the canonical log
for "guix system reconfigure" right now.

Regards,
Jakob

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Message #32 received at 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: "Jakob L. Kreuze" <zerodaysfordays <at> sdf.lonestar.org>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 37128 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37128: guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating
 user expression..."
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 18:13:29 +0200

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With today's guix commit 

4cd9de6068f439c52f6874f00ec608c41156d095

guix system reconfigure worked flawlessly with the same config.scm.

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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