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Editing pulseaudio config file fails with "No such file or directory"

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42118: closed (Editing pulseaudio config file fails with "No
 such file or directory")
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:40:02 +0000

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From: Nathan Dehnel <ncdehnel <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Editing pulseaudio config file fails with "No such file or directory"
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 02:34:46 -0500

Relevant snippet:
(define %my-services
  ;; My very own list of services.
  (modify-services %desktop-services
    (pulseaudio-service-type config =>
                       (pulseaudio-configuration
                        (inherit config)
                        (script-file
"/home/nathan/.config/pulse/default.pa")))))

/home/nathan/guix/config.scm:
;; This is an operating system configuration generated
;; by the graphical installer.

(use-modules (gnu))
(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg)
;; Import nonfree linux module.
(use-modules (nongnu packages linux)
     (nongnu system linux-initrd))
(use-modules (gnu services sound))
(use-modules (gnu packages pulseaudio))

(define %my-services
  ;; My very own list of services.
  (modify-services %desktop-services
    (pulseaudio-service-type config =>
                       (pulseaudio-configuration
                        (inherit config)
                        (script-file
"/home/nathan/.config/pulse/default.pa")))))

(operating-system
  (kernel linux)
  (initrd microcode-initrd)
  (firmware (list linux-firmware))
  (locale "en_US.utf8")
  (timezone "America/Chicago")
  (keyboard-layout
    (keyboard-layout "us" "altgr-intl"))
  (bootloader
    (bootloader-configuration
      (bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
      (target "/boot/efi")
      (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
  (mapped-devices
    (list (mapped-device
            (source
              (uuid "d9ca0501-1dd4-4085-905a-9f0aa1bbd5a1"))
            (target "cryptroot")
            (type luks-device-mapping))))
  (file-systems
    (cons* (file-system
             (mount-point "/boot/efi")
             (device (uuid "EB48-BC12" 'fat32))
             (type "vfat"))
           (file-system
             (mount-point "/")
             (device "/dev/mapper/cryptroot")
             (type "btrfs")
             (dependencies mapped-devices))
           (file-system
             (mount-point "/media/store")
             (device "gentooserver:/")
             (type "nfs4")
             (mount? #f)
             (create-mount-point? #t)
             (options "rw,_netdev,noauto,user,lazytime,exec,tcp"))
           %base-file-systems))
  (host-name "guixlaptop")
  (users (cons* (user-account
                  (name "nathan")
                  (comment "Nathan Dehnel")
                  (group "users")
                  (home-directory "/home/nathan")
                  (supplementary-groups
                    '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video" "kvm")))
                %base-user-accounts))
  (packages
    (append
      (list (specification->package "openbox")
            (specification->package "nss-certs"))
      %base-packages))
  (services
    (append
      (list (service gnome-desktop-service-type)
            (service xfce-desktop-service-type)
            (service tor-service-type)
            (pam-limits-service
                (list
                    (pam-limits-entry "@audio" 'both 'rtprio 99)
                    (pam-limits-entry "@audio" 'both 'memlock 'unlimited)
                    (pam-limits-entry "@realtime" 'both 'rtprio 99)
                    (pam-limits-entry "@realtime" 'both 'memlock 'unlimited)))
"/home/nathan/.config/pulse/default.pa"))))
            (set-xorg-configuration
              (xorg-configuration
                (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout))))
      %my-services)))


Relevant manual page:
https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Sound-Services.html

Command:
bash-5.0$ sudo guix system reconfigure '/home/nathan/guix/config.scm'
Password:
guix system: warning: Your Guix installation is 26 days old.
guix system: warning: Consider running 'guix pull' followed by
'guix system reconfigure' to get up-to-date packages and security updates.

The following derivations will be built:
   /gnu/store/acq4drfdn27m7ii7bcmzkpixfg9ilzcz-system.drv
   /gnu/store/86p3i23a8pydllh30wwlg20nh5js52m7-boot.drv
   /gnu/store/dpkf322d0j98lcwy1ily0d763684ypla-activate.scm.drv
   /gnu/store/76z6jjyahkivnb0423cpvj6asv7yr4gg-activate-service.scm.drv
   /gnu/store/j0ma4b6j8ah123sf7pk97c9axh461s1c-etc.drv
   /gnu/store/3ybxvw8rmn4q7r2zlcrv28qimmk1619v-pulse.drv
   /gnu/store/715xzqa8cg29p498bsf4c1k27mlpjd4k-grub.cfg.drv
building /gnu/store/3ybxvw8rmn4q7r2zlcrv28qimmk1619v-pulse.drv...
\builder for `/gnu/store/3ybxvw8rmn4q7r2zlcrv28qimmk1619v-pulse.drv'
failed with exit code 1
build of /gnu/store/3ybxvw8rmn4q7r2zlcrv28qimmk1619v-pulse.drv failed
View build log at
'/var/log/guix/drvs/3y/bxvw8rmn4q7r2zlcrv28qimmk1619v-pulse.drv.bz2'.
cannot build derivation
`/gnu/store/j0ma4b6j8ah123sf7pk97c9axh461s1c-etc.drv': 1 dependencies
couldn't be built
cannot build derivation
`/gnu/store/acq4drfdn27m7ii7bcmzkpixfg9ilzcz-system.drv': 1
dependencies couldn't be built
guix system: error: build of
`/gnu/store/acq4drfdn27m7ii7bcmzkpixfg9ilzcz-system.drv' failed

Log:
bash-5.0$ bzip2 -dkc
/var/log/guix/drvs/3y/bxvw8rmn4q7r2zlcrv28qimmk1619v-pulse.drv.bz2
Backtrace:
           2 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/sr5criapbpr4xk168wk3daxd0w4?")
In ice-9/eval.scm:
    619:8  1 (_ #f)
In unknown file:
           0 (stat "/home/nathan/.config/pulse/default.pa" #<undefin?>)

ERROR: In procedure stat:
In procedure stat: No such file or directory:
"/home/nathan/.config/pulse/default.pa"

FIle:
bash-5.0$ ls -l /home/nathan/.config/pulse/default.pa
-rw-r--r-- 1 nathan users 4811 Jun 26 00:15
/home/nathan/.config/pulse/default.pa

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Nathan Dehnel <ncdehnel <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>, 42118-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Leo Prikler <leo.prikler <at> student.tugraz.at>
Subject: Re: bug#42118: Editing pulseaudio config file fails with "No such
 file or directory"
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:39:34 -0400

Hello,

Nathan Dehnel <ncdehnel <at> gmail.com> writes:

> So if I disable pulseaudio autostart, and start it from bash, I get these errors
>
> bash-5.0$ pulseaudio
> E: [pulseaudio] module-jack-sink.c: jack_client_open() failed.
> E: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-jack-sink"
> (argument: ""): initialization failed.
> E: [pulseaudio] module-jack-source.c: jack_client_open() failed.
> E: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-jack-source"
> (argument: ""): initialization failed.
>
> So pulseaudio is seeing my settings correctly, but some other problem
> is preventing it from working.

Seems the original issue got understood, but you still have some
configuration problem to tackle.

Closing this old forgotten issue, although note that the recently
introduce 'extra-script-files' field of the pulseaudio-configuration may
be useful to what you are/were trying to achieve.

Thanks,

Maxim

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