Subject: Re: bug#43498: Guix suggests adding modules that define but don't export the variable

From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:39:42 +0200

Hi,

Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <[email-masked]> skribis:

> Quick bug report from tribals on #guix:
>
>> Does `gnu/packages/firmware.scm` export `make-arm-trusted-firmware`?
>> I'm getting error "error: make-arm-trusted-firmware: unbound variable"
>> "hint: Did you forget `(use-modules (gnu packages firmware))'?" when
>> trying to use it. And I also did `(use-modules (gnu packages
>> firmware))`
>
> Is it possible for Guix not to suggest private variables, or print a
> different hint in such cases?

Fixed in 5ef1508942ee083ed22b844f5291e59320016b79: now only modules that
export a matching variable are suggested.

Thanks,
Ludo’.