On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 5:05 AM swedebugia <swedebu...@riseup.net> wrote:
> Hi > > I think we need a new section in the manual detailing much of the > repetitious troubleshooting going on here (see example in appendix 2). > > I would like give it a stab. > > I would like it to contain all errors that has been shared with the list > at least twice. > > Help compiling such a list of those would be appreciated (see a start in > appendix 1) > What do you think? > > Cheers > > Swedebugia > > > *Appendix 1:* > > Guix pull: > > - substitute: guix substitute: warning: while fetching ' > https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org/nix-cache-info': 504 ("Gateway Time-out") > - warning: downgrade bla bla after binary installation before system > init/reconfigure > > Guix packages: > > - After installing a package it is not found: > - bash: test-not-found: command not found > - try locating the bin with: sudo updatedb && locate test-not-found > - If it found something the package is probably correctly installed > but you have an incorrect $PATH. > > Guix build > > - Source URL not found (404 errors, etc.) > - > > When looking for a file that Guix is trying to download but which is no > longer available at the expected URL, I normally just do a web search > for the file name, in this case "texlive-20170524-extra.tar.xz". Any > site will do. It needn't be a site you trust, because Guix always > checks the sha256 hash anyway. > > If you "guix download" a file with the right name but the wrong > contents, it will be successfully added to the store, but with the wrong > hash string in the file name in /gnu/store, so nothing will ever use it. > When you attempt to restart the build that failed, it will again try to > download it, because the file it needs is not in the store. The bogus > file will be deleted the next time to run "guix gc". > > - Hash mismatch > > sha256 hash mismatch for output path > '/gnu/store/bjpalrv9f49d2k40p7ga0y6dwdys9w5j-bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz' > expected: ***************************************** > actual: ********************************************* > cannot build derivation: *************************** > > > - Bad Read-Header-Line header: #<eof> > - This is really probably a 404. (and a bug in guix for not yet > handling this correctly and throwing a backtrace instead) > - Find a working substitute on another substitute server or build > the package yourself by specifying --fallback. > > guix system init > > - parenthesis mismatch error: > - check your parenthesis > - nano: guide... > - emacs: install paredit and do ... > - module missing > - add the relevant missing module. If not certain which to add > either look in the manual or search the source tree in > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/ or in a local git > checkout (run git clone --depth=1 > https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git) with find > - invalid field specifier > - often points to the start of the offending s-expression. (this is > most often happening with service definitions which can be hard to get > right for newcomers) > - Start by checking any newly changed fields - did you follow the > manual correctly? > - If this does not help try firing up the REPL with > - $ guile > - And type (use-modules bla bla > - Then paste the service definitions one by one > - If you need more help as on IRC or help-guix. > - gnu/services.scm:703:40: In procedure service-kind: Wrong type > argument: > - The (services) section (which is a list of service records) of > your operating-system record is incorrect. > - See bug #31885 https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=31885 > - compiling the world > - if unable to find substitutes guix will AUTOMATICALLY fall back > to building from source without asking you for a go-ahead. > - The only way to avoid this is to minimize the packages specified > in the config.scm (general advice as it tend to make guix > init/reconfigure > take a long time) and make sure you have access to substitutes. > > *Appendix 2* > On 2018-11-03 23:51, rohit yadav wrote: > > Hi, > > After installing the guix on my ubuntu workstation. I am finding the > following error when trying to install guix-locales. Apparently, the > https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org returns 504 . I am not sure if the server is > down or something else is wrong. > > I also run a VM with Ubuntu desktop 18.04. Running $guix I always get, i don't know if you want to add this too. guix guile: warning: failed to install locale hint: Consider installing the `glibc-utf8-locales' or `glibc-locales' package and defining `GUIX_LOCPATH', along these lines: guix package -i glibc-utf8-locales export GUIX_LOCPATH="$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale" See the "Application Setup" section in the manual, for more info. guix: missing command name Try `guix --help' for more information. I installed the locales suggested. Even without installing them guix works. Regards, Laura
