GNU bug report logs - #69710
[67960be] failed to compute the derivation for Guix x86_64-linux

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From: Pascal Quach <pascal.quach <at> centralesupelec.fr>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: [67960be] failed to compute the derivation for Guix x86_64-linux
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:27:40 +0100

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Hello,

Apparently I found a bug! From what I understand, not enabling 
substitutes should lead to building from source. Authorizing 
ci.guix.gnu.org and bordeaux.guix.gnu.org makes this bug disappear.

The final lines before the backtrace are:
> guix substitute: warning: download from 
'https://ci.guix.gnu.org/nar/zstd/4gvgcfdiz67wv04ihqfa8pqwzsb0qpv5-guile-3.0.9' 
failed: 504, "Gateway Time-out"
> retrying download of 
'/gnu/store/4gvgcfdiz67wv04ihqfa8pqwzsb0qpv5-guile-3.0.9' with other 
substitute URLs...

Please find below my system information. The complete bug logs are attached.

Best regards,

Pascal Quach

[1] System information
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DESKTOP-E9O1UFT:/# guix describe
Generation 2    Mar 10 2024 10:06:41    (current)
  guix 67960be
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    branch: master
    commit: 67960be52e01f8bd169dcff5985c4af2c5f87f91
DESKTOP-E9O1UFT:/# guix describe -f channels
(list (channel
        (name 'guix)
        (url "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git")
        (branch "master")
        (commit
          "67960be52e01f8bd169dcff5985c4af2c5f87f91")
        (introduction
          (make-channel-introduction
            "9edb3f66fd807b096b48283debdcddccfea34bad"
            (openpgp-fingerprint
              "BBB0 2DDF 2CEA F6A8 0D1D  E643 A2A0 6DF2 A33A 54FA")))))
DESKTOP-E9O1UFT:/#
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[2] Bug log attached

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Message #8 received at 69710 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Sent <richard <at> freakingpenguin.com>
To: Pascal Quach <pascal.quach <at> centralesupelec.fr>
Cc: 69710 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69710: [67960be] failed to compute the derivation for Guix
 x86_64-linux
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:23:53 -0400

> From what I understand, not enabling
> substitutes should lead to building from source.

Did you try pulling with --fallback? I believe if substitute fetching
fails Guix won't build from source unless you add that flag.

Perhaps the error message in Guix pull could be updated to not say

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
guix pull: error: You found a bug: the program ...
failed to compute the derivation for Guix ....
Please report the COMPLETE output above by email to <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

When the store protocol error is

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
ERROR:
  1. &store-protocol-error:
      message: "some substitutes for the outputs of derivation ... failed (usually happens due to networking issues); try `--fallback' to build derivation from source "
      status: 1
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

and --fallback isn't provided.

-- 
Take it easy,
Richard Sent
Making my computer weirder one commit at a time.

Message #13 received at 69710-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: 69710-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Close
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:40:00 +0200

This looks like a transient network error and not a real bug;
the error message is misleading.

Andreas

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