GNU bug report logs - #63794
Bad error reporting in case of 404 during downloading

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>

Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 22:06:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>, "N. Y." <ningyuan.sg <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 63794 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#63794: 
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 11:02:15 +0200

Hi Chris,

On Tue, 30 May 2023 at 11:05, Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net> wrote:

> Yep, clearing the guix-daemon's substitute cache should workaround these
> issues.

I think this report is about two issues:

 1. the substitute error,
 2. the way the error is reported.

About #1, clearing the cache seems fixing.

About #2, an error about the substitutes server should not trigger “hard
to parse” backtrace or misleading hint, IMHO.

Cheers,
simon
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