GNU bug report logs - #37128
guix system reconfigure stops output after "Evaluating user expression..."

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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’.

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