GNU bug report logs - #51801
No warning when attempting to build unsupported system with --system

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 02:52:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: 51801 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#51801: No warning when attempting to build unsupported system with --system
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:51:45 -0500

Hello Guix,

I was surprised that:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
guix build fpc --system=armhf-linux
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

would send me in a dead end without any word of caution, given that
armhf-linux is *not* listed in the supported-systems field.

We should at least warn near the beginning of the build, and remind of
that fact at the end of the build in case of failure.

Thanks,

Maxim
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