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Misleading error message when call guix command using pre-inst-env script

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From: Jérémy Korwin-Zmijowski <jeremy <at> korwin-zmijowski.fr>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Misleading error message when call guix command using pre-inst-env
 script
Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 16:59:05 +0200

Dear Guixters,

According to Rekado, the error message, I get when using pre-inst-env
script, is irrevelant.

I quote :
« the lack of an appropriate error message is not good. […] The error
message should say what things are missing instead of printing a
misleading error message about the package. »

Here is my command line history :

   $ git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
$ cd guix
$ guix environment --pure guix
[dev]$ ./bootstrap && ./configure --localstatedir=/var && make &&
exit
…
$ ./pre-inst-env guix build artanis
guix: build: command not found
Try `guix --help' for more information.

For what it worth, I run Guix on Ubuntu 20.04.

Cheers,

Jérémy

Message #8 received at 41458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Jérémy Korwin-Zmijowski <jeremy <at> korwin-zmijowski.fr>
Cc: 41458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41458: Misleading error message when call guix command using
 pre-inst-env script
Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 17:46:06 +0200

Hi,

Jérémy Korwin-Zmijowski <jeremy <at> korwin-zmijowski.fr> skribis:

> Here is my command line history :
>
>    $ git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
> $ cd guix
> $ guix environment --pure guix
> [dev]$ ./bootstrap && ./configure --localstatedir=/var && make &&
> exit
> …
> $ ./pre-inst-env guix build artanis
> guix: build: command not found
> Try `guix --help' for more information.

What probably happens here is that some of the required dependencies
provided in $GUILE_LOAD_PATH by ‘guix environment’ are not available
outside the environment.  As a result, loading the (guix scripts build)
module and its dependencies fail, which the machinery interprets as “no
such command”.

This is a development environment issue that cannot happen when using a
‘guix pull’-provided ‘guix’ command.  I would close it as “wontfix”
since, after all, it’s just one of the many ways one can end up with a
non-functional development environment.

WDYT?

Ludo’.

Message #11 received at 41458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Jérémy Korwin-Zmijowski
 <jeremy <at> korwin-zmijowski.fr>, 41458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41458: Misleading error message when call guix command using
 pre-inst-env script
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 19:31:14 +0200

Hi,

On Sat, 23 May 2020 at 17:47, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> Jérémy Korwin-Zmijowski <jeremy <at> korwin-zmijowski.fr> skribis:

> >    $ git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
> > $ cd guix
> > $ guix environment --pure guix
> > [dev]$ ./bootstrap && ./configure --localstatedir=/var && make

Hum? instead of these:

> > exit
> > $ ./pre-inst-env guix build artanis

what you (Jérémy) would want seems:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
[dev]$ ./pre-inst-env guix pull --url=$PWD -p /path/to/your/custom
[dev]$ exit
$ /path/to/your/custom/bin/guix build artanis
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---


> This is a development environment issue that cannot happen when using a
> ‘guix pull’-provided ‘guix’ command.  I would close it as “wontfix”
> since, after all, it’s just one of the many ways one can end up with a
> non-functional development environment.

Even, I would close it as 'notabug'. ;-)


Cheers,
simon

Message #14 received at 41458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jérémy Korwin-Zmijowski <jeremy <at> korwin-zmijowski.fr>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>,
 Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 41458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41458: Misleading error message when call guix command using
 pre-inst-env script
Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 20:50:46 +0200

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I have no opinion, and nothing new to bring in the conversation. So let's do what fit the best to you.

Thank you for your advices.

Cheers,

Jérémy

Le 25 mai 2020 19:31:14 GMT+02:00, zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> a écrit :
>Hi,
>
>On Sat, 23 May 2020 at 17:47, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:
>> Jérémy Korwin-Zmijowski <jeremy <at> korwin-zmijowski.fr> skribis:
>
>> >    $ git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
>> > $ cd guix
>> > $ guix environment --pure guix
>> > [dev]$ ./bootstrap && ./configure --localstatedir=/var && make
>
>Hum? instead of these:
>
>> > exit
>> > $ ./pre-inst-env guix build artanis
>
>what you (Jérémy) would want seems:
>
>--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>[dev]$ ./pre-inst-env guix pull --url=$PWD -p /path/to/your/custom
>[dev]$ exit
>$ /path/to/your/custom/bin/guix build artanis
>--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
>
>> This is a development environment issue that cannot happen when using
>a
>> ‘guix pull’-provided ‘guix’ command.  I would close it as “wontfix”
>> since, after all, it’s just one of the many ways one can end up with
>a
>> non-functional development environment.
>
>Even, I would close it as 'notabug'. ;-)
>
>
>Cheers,
>simon

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