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guix shell cache not working properly

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Guillaume Le Vaillant <glv <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 53658-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#53658: guix shell cache not working properly
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:30:12 +0100

Hi Guillaume,

Guillaume Le Vaillant <glv <at> posteo.net> skribis:

> # Clear the profile cache
> rm ${HOME}/.cache/guix/profiles/*
>
> # Make some profiles
> mkdir a
> echo "(specifications->manifest '(\"gforth\"))" > a/manifest.scm
> guix package -m a/manifest.scm -p a/profile
> mkdir b
> echo "(specifications->manifest '(\"smalltalk\"))" > b/manifest.scm
> guix package -m b/manifest.scm -p b/profile
>
> # The first attempt at using a profile when the cache is empty fails
> guix shell -q -p a/profile -- gforth
>> Backtrace:
>>           10 (primitive-load "/home/guillaume/.config/guix/current/b…")
>> In guix/ui.scm:
>>    2209:7  9 (run-guix . _)
>>   2172:10  8 (run-guix-command _ . _)
>> In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
>>   1752:10  7 (with-exception-handler _ _ #:unwind? _ # _)
>> In guix/status.scm:
>>     802:4  6 (call-with-status-report _ _)
>> In guix/scripts/environment.scm:
>>    951:12  5 (_)
>> In guix/store.scm:
>>   2123:24  4 (run-with-store #f #<procedure 7f27d241c460 at guix/sc…> …)
>> In guix/scripts/environment.scm:
>>    968:16  3 (_ _)
>> In guix/store.scm:
>>   1995:38  2 (_ #f)
>>    1473:0  1 (add-indirect-root #f "/home/guillaume/.cache/guix/prof…")
>> In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
>>   1685:16  0 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _)
>> 
>> ice-9/boot-9.scm:1685:16: In procedure raise-exception:
>> In procedure struct-vtable: Wrong type argument in position 1 (expecting struct): #f
>
> # Then using the first profile with the same command works
> guix shell -q -p a/profile -- gforth
>> Gforth 0.7.3, Copyright (C) 1995-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> Gforth comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `license'
>> Type `bye' to exit
> bye
>
> # Using the second profile doesn't work
> guix shell -q -p b/profile -- gst
>> guix shell: erreur : gst : commande introuvable
>> conseil : Vouliez-vous dire « gforth » ?
>
> # But the second profile really has the gst program
> ls b/profile/bin
>> gst  gst-blox  gst-browser  gst-config  gst-convert  [...]
>
> # In fact, using the second profile creates an environment for
> # the first profile
> guix shell -q -p b/profile -- gforth
>> Gforth 0.7.3, Copyright (C) 1995-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> Gforth comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `license'
>> Type `bye' to exit
> bye

Fixed in ee6275c9744f8649bccc8cfa7c52d100044d7570, thanks!

Ludo’.

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