------- Original Message ------- On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 at 9:51 AM, jgart <jg...@dismail.de> wrote:
> Hi Guixers, > > Here's my experience of learning the right syntax for the go importer: > > 2022-04-23 16:27:42 <jgart> guix import go > https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/chathistorysync@0.1.0 > > 2022-04-23 16:27:53 <jgart> guix import go > https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/chathistorysync@latest > > 2022-04-23 16:27:58 <jgart> I tried that too > > 2022-04-23 16:28:00 <jgart> and > > 2022-04-23 16:28:09 <jgart> guix import go > https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/chathistorysync@v0.1.0 > > 2022-04-23 16:28:28 <jgart> singpolyma: is this related to the issue you have > open? > > 2022-04-23 16:29:41 <singpolyma> Do you get an error about a tag being > missing? > > 2022-04-23 16:31:32 <jgart> here's the exact errors for all three attempts: > https://paste.sr.ht/~whereiseveryone/dae9350b5680a3960e0e56c6b7c5da5660d3b8a6 > > 2022-04-23 16:32:29 <jgart> looks like a 410: > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/410 > > 2022-04-23 16:33:26 <jgart> guix import go > git.sr.ht/~emersion/chathistorysync@0.1.0 > > 2022-04-23 16:33:30 <jgart> this worked > > > The Guix docs do not explicitly state that a uri like > https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/chathistorysync@0.1.0 is not allowed: > > https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Invoking-guix-import.html > > This leaves footguns for new users trying to use the go importer for the > first time since a new user might want to just copy paste the go package's > url into the terminal. > > Should we be explicit in the docs about what uri syntax is and is not allowed > or should we provide better exceptions when the go importer blows up? My $0.02: both would be best. Documenting the correct syntax instead of relying on error messages for that information makes for a much nicer user experience, as do better/clearer exceptions when a tool fails. Cheers, Kaelyn > > all best, > > jgart > > https://whereis.みんな/ > gemini://whereis.みんな/ > http://litterbox.whereis.みんな/
