Cause>>
MX linux 23.3(Debian 12.5 “bookworm” base) return sysv-init as
lowercase with dash
which cause install script fails with sysv-init_REQUIRE[@]: invalid
variable name
ERROR>>
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[1718953785.295]: Starting installation (Fri Jun 21 01:39:45 PM +0630
2024)
[1718953785.306]: [ INFO ] init system is: sysv-init
./guix-install.sh: line 164: sysv-init_REQUIRE[@]: invalid variable name
Fix Patch >> Convert sysv-init to SYSV_INIT_REQUIRE to match with
variable name
--- guix-install.sh 2024-06-21 15:22:03.000000000 +0630
+++ guix-install-patched.sh 2024-06-21 16:09:17.454668652 +0630
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@
add_init_sys_require()
{ # Add the elements of FOO_INIT_SYS to REQUIRE
- local init_require="${INIT_SYS}_REQUIRE[@]"
+ # Convert INIT_SYS return string to uppercase and replace dash
with underscore
+ local init_require="${INIT_SYS^^}_REQUIRE[@]"
+ init_require="${init_require//-/_}"
if[[ !-z "$init_require"]]; then
# Have to add piecemeal because ${!foo[@]} performs direct array key
# expansion, not indirect plain array expansion.
