GNU bug report logs - #39043
Channels error is too vague

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Jesse Gibbons <jgibbons2357 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 20:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jesse Gibbons <jgibbons2357 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Channels error is too vague
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 13:22:51 -0700

When I create a channel and leave out %default-channels, it gives me an
error. "error: 'guix' channel is lacking". This is unclear.
I asked about it on IRC, and was told it refers to a channel called
guix. The error message should elaborate that guix expects a channel
with the name "guix".
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