On Mon, 2017-12-04 at 11:36 +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Hello, > > Luther Thompson <luther...@gmail.com> skribis: > > > I'd like to install Python 3.6.3 with Guix, but Guix only has a package > > for 3.5.3. I'm trying to see if I can write my own package definition. > > I'm currently stuck trying to use 'guix download'. This is what I get: > > > > $ guix download https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.3/Python-3.6.3.tar.xz > > > > Starting download of /tmp/guix-file.E66CkS > > From https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.3/Python-3.6.3.tar.xz... > > ERROR: Wrong type to apply: #<syntax-transformer uri?> > > This looks like a miscompilation issue. > > Did you build Guix from source from a Git checkout, or did you install > the binary tarball and run ‘guix pull’?
I installed the binary tarball. I've been running 'guix pull' almost every day for the last week or two. > We encourage you to submit general-purpose package > modifications/additions into Guix proper, of course. To do that, it’s > probably better to have a Git checkout and make your changes in the Guix > codebase: > > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Contributing.html Thanks. I know some Scheme, but the Guix API still looks a bit daunting right now. I'll see what I can do. Luther
