Hi Ludo, Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi, > > Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.courno...@gmail.com> skribis: > >> Here I naively tried importing libsocketcan, which isn't a GNU project: >> >> guix import gnu libsocketcan >> Backtrace: >> 10 (primitive-load "/home/maxim/.config/guix/current/bin/guix") >> In guix/ui.scm: >> 2046:12 9 (run-guix-command _ . _) >> In guix/scripts/import.scm: >> 116:11 8 (guix-import . _) >> In ice-9/boot-9.scm: >> 1736:10 7 (with-exception-handler _ _ #:unwind? _ #:unwind-for-type _) >> 1731:15 6 (with-exception-handler #<procedure 7f19d6ef7270 at >> ice-9/boot-9.scm:1815:7 (exn)> _ #:unwind? _ #:unwind-for-type _) >> In guix/import/gnu.scm: >> 111:2 5 (gnu->guix-package "libsocketcan" #:key-download _) >> In guix/gnu-maintenance.scm: >> 364:20 4 (latest-ftp-release "libsocketcan" #:server _ #:directory _ >> #:keep-file? _ #:file->signature _ #:ftp-open _ #:ftp-close _) >> In guix/ftp-client.scm: >> 233:6 3 (ftp-list #<<ftp-connection> socket: #<input-output: socket 16> >> addrinfo: #(32 2 1 6 #(2 3509828628 21) #f)> _ #:timeout _) >> In srfi/srfi-1.scm: >> 460:18 2 (fold #<procedure 7f19d6ef71b0 at guix/ftp-client.scm:187:10 >> (dir result)> _ _) >> In guix/ftp-client.scm: >> 74:8 1 (_ _ _) >> In ice-9/boot-9.scm: >> 1669:16 0 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _) >> >> ice-9/boot-9.scm:1669:16: In procedure raise-exception: >> Throw to key `ftp-error' with args `(#<input-output: socket 16> "CWD >> libsocketcan" 550 "Failed to change directory.\r")'. >> >> The error should be handled and a more appropriate message should be >> displayed to the user. > > I believe this is fixed by be84fc600e76e3962123b94bf14baea4a2e4f442. > > Ludo’. ./pre-inst-env guix import gnu libsocketcan guix import: error: failed to determine latest release of GNU libsocketcan Thanks for the fix; that's much nicer than a backtrace. It would be even better if it said: 'guix import: error: No GNU package found for "libsocketcan"' Thanks! Maxim