Hi, zimoun <zimon.touto...@gmail.com> skribis:
>> When building without substitutes, users should end up downloading: >> >> >> https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org/file/linux-libre-4.4.18-gnu.tar.xz/sha256/0k8k17in7dkjd9d8zg3i8l1ax466dba6bxw28flxizzyq8znljps >> >> … which is still available. > > Well, I am not sure to correctly understand the API of <ci.guix.gnu.org> > in order to see if the tarball is currently on the build farm. It’s available from <https://ci.guix.gnu.org/file/linux-libre-4.4.18-gnu.tar.xz/sha256/0k8k17in7dkjd9d8zg3i8l1ax466dba6bxw28flxizzyq8znljps> now (found a copy at hydra.gnunet.org!). (This URL is served by ‘guix publish’.) There’s no GC root though. > Is such version reachable with "guix time-machine"? I guess no, so does > it make sense to keep the tarball? Good question, maybe not. >> If disk space is a problem, I think it would be great if we could agree >> on “pinning” specific versions that should never vanish from >> ftp.gnu.org. That way we could ensure future reproducibility of >> Linux-libre and GuixSD. > > Such issue is discussed in #42162, especially the thread starting here: > > <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/42162#4> Yes. > Therefore, if the linux-libre 4.4.18 tarballs is substituable on > <ci.guix.gnu.org>, I suggest to close this bug. WDYT? Yeah, we can probably close it. The more general issue of tarballs in general, and linux-libre tarballs in particular, can be dealt with in the issue above. Thanks, Ludo’.
