From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp0 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id 6JabK2A3DF+YaQAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:28:48 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp0 with LMTPS id SBNzJ2A3DF9nKQAA1q6Kng (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:28:48 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1C8139401CB for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:28:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:54964 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1juvhV-0000Bk-FP for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:28:45 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:50582) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1juvgo-00083y-P3 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:28:02 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:36068) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1juvgo-0007eE-F5 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:28:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1juvgo-00011I-9u for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:28:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#42247: Channel news raise error on `guix pull` Resent-From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:28:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 42247 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug To: Pierre Neidhardt Received: via spool by 42247-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B42247.15946360713902 (code B ref 42247); Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:28:02 +0000 Received: (at 42247) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Jul 2020 10:27:51 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47614 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1juvgc-00010r-OH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:27:50 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:36732) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1juvga-00010f-6G for 42247@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:27:49 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:60722) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1juvgU-0007cL-16; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:27:42 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=33952 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1juvgS-0000jt-PR; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:27:41 -0400 From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= References: <875zaz2x5t.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87imew9vfk.fsf@gnu.org> <87mu46qurv.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 26 Messidor an 228 de la =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:27:39 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87mu46qurv.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> (Pierre Neidhardt's message of "Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:13:24 +0200") Message-ID: <875zaru2uc.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: 42247@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.01 X-TUID: 7NVJL0845XH5 Hi, Pierre Neidhardt skribis: > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: > >> This suggests that the =E2=80=98news.scm=E2=80=99 file of your channel i= s being picked >> up and evaluated as if it were a module, which it=E2=80=99s not. >> >> The solution is to rename it to, say, =E2=80=98news.txt=E2=80=99, or to = move the actual >> modules to a sub-directory and specify that in =E2=80=98.guix-channel=E2= =80=99 (info >> "(guix) Channels"). > > Thanks for the hint, this works indeed! > > 1. Is there anything we can do to catch this error and output a more > intelligible error message? I don=E2=80=99t think so: Guile is just doing its job and picking up .scm files. > 2. I suggest we document this pitfall in the documentation. Yup, makes sense; would you like to send a patch? Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.