Subject: Re: bug#55339: bug

From: Maxime Devos <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 21:57:56 +0200

retitle 55339 compute-guix-derivation fails with 'you found a bug' even if it's just a (transient) network error
thanks
(^ Just some information for the bug tracker)

محمد حسین بنی مصطفی عرب schreef op ma 09-05-2022 om 22:19 [+0430]:
Updating channel 'nonguix' from Git repository at
'https://github.com/nonguix/nonguix'...
guix pull: warning: pulled channel 'nonguix' from a mirror of
https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix, which might be stale
Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at
'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...
Building from these channels:
  guix      https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git	ca831df
  nonguix   https://github.com/nonguix/nonguix	3ae6f63
Computing Guix derivation for 'x86_64-linux'...  ..
guix substitute: warning: while fetching
https://ci.guix.gnu.org/nar/lzip/mzz11jzk3ag1nzzzdg83kmgysm5faijd-texlive-babel-fixed-59745
: server is somewhat slow
guix substitute: warning: try `--no-substitutes' if the problem
persists
guix substitute: error: connect*: Connection timed out

Looks like just a networking problem, not a bug in Guix (*).  Try running guix pull again with the --fallback option:

$ guix pull --fallback

Does that work for you?

Greetings,
Maxime

(*) A patch for (partially?) reducing the confusing error reporting is available at <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/50238>.