Subject: Re: ci.guix.gnu.org narinfos with excessive NarSize

From: Christopher Baines <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:57:06 +0000

Christopher Baines <[email-masked]> writes:

> I noticed through the Guix Data Service that some narinfo files from
> ci.guix.gnu.org have an excessive NarSize.
>
> These are the three that I've found, but there could be more.
>
>
> /gnu/store/qln574djfgl8h9glij9id8jips7nnrlw-flightgear-2018.3.5
> NarSize: 18446744072099351584
>
> /gnu/store/qhix6afvy2a6n7hlx4qgdns461p8kdnv-repeat-masker-4.1.1
> NarSize: 18446744071612438544
>
> /gnu/store/wd9z64xpck56xzf52jwlpg8vb610b0ym-repeat-masker-4.1.1
> NarSize: 18446744071612438544

Guix gives the following error when it encounters one of these bad
narinfos:

  error: integer expected from stream