Pjotr Prins <pjotr.publi...@thebird.nl> writes:
>> So I ran >> >> guix build --log-file >> /gnu/store/wk9qbhmdzs62mp40casrndcgm3p50m3b-diamond-0.9.22.drv >> >> which gave me >> >> >> /var/log/guix/drvs/wk/9qbhmdzs62mp40casrndcgm3p50m3b-diamond-0.9.22.drv.bz2 >> >> which contains the build log for this failed build, including the "foo" >> error message. > > Another thing we should capture somewhere is that some build systems > create full log files. For example cmake creates elaborate output in > > CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log > CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log > > inside the build directory (guix package -i foo -K) This is more difficult and I think people should better look at the build log. “guix package -i foo -K” is not so common, I think, because “guix build foo -K” exists for those cases where you want to debug a build. “guix package” is primarily user-facing, whereas “guix build” is for people packaging things. -- Ricardo
