bug#22740: Freshness check blocks upgrading

2016-02-19 Thread Leo Famulari
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 06:12:09PM +0100, Andreas Enge wrote: > Hello, > > when upgrading packages, there is a check for new GNU releases. > In the presence of network problems preventing to reach the corresponding > servers, the command "guix package -u" hangs indefinitely. > > It would be nice

bug#22740: Freshness check blocks upgrading

2016-02-19 Thread Andreas Enge
Hello, when upgrading packages, there is a check for new GNU releases. In the presence of network problems preventing to reach the corresponding servers, the command "guix package -u" hangs indefinitely. It would be nice to add a (short) time-out to the procedure looking for updates, or better ye