GNU bug report logs - #49006
MELPA importer uses the wrong source when called from CLI

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Xinglu Chen <public <at> yoctocell.xyz>

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:21:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Xinglu Chen <public <at> yoctocell.xyz>
Cc: 49006-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49006: MELPA importer uses the wrong source when called
 from CLI
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:21:15 +0100

Hi,

Xinglu Chen <public <at> yoctocell.xyz> skribis:

> When the (guix import elpa) module has been compiled, the generated
> package definition uses ‘url-fetch’ to fetch the source.

[...]

> However, if the (guix import elpa) module hasn’t been compiled, say I
> just add a dummy comment to it, then the generated package definition
> uses ‘git-fetch’ instead of ‘url-fetch’.  Notice the messages emitted by
> Guile.

This is a miscompilation error that
d21353adea700b7f008d7a9f047d9f8b9c422cfb works around, presumably the
same as <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/48368>.

Thanks,
Ludo’.
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