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Fix time-machine and network

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From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 65352 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Subject: [bug#65352] Fix time-machine and network
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:48:54 +0200

Hi Maxim,

On Tue, 05 Sep 2023 at 16:33, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> wrote:

>> -             obj))))))
>> +             obj)))
>> +      (_ #f))))
>
> This doesn't look right to me; the contract of resolve-reference is to
> accept a REF, which is well defined.  It's not supposed fall into cracks
> and return #f.  The problem lies elsewhere.

Yes, the problem lies elsewhere!  By the code you introduced with
79ec651a286c71a3d4c72be33a1f80e76a560031.  As explained here:

        [bug#65352] Fix time-machine and network
        Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
        Mon, 04 Sep 2023 19:37:08 +0200
        id:87wmx5on5n.fsf <at> gmail.com
        https://issues.guix.gnu.org//65352
        https://issues.guix.gnu.org/msgid/87wmx5on5n.fsf <at> gmail.com
        https://yhetil.org/guix/87wmx5on5n.fsf <at> gmail.com

Because of this code, you are breaking the contract and passing '() as
REF.  Hence my patch.

Cheers,
simon

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