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* bug#25638: linux libre tarball has disappeared
@ 2017-02-06 21:50 Ricardo Wurmus
  2017-02-06 21:55 ` Ricardo Wurmus
  2017-02-07 13:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-02-06 21:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 25638

Rohit Yadav reported in
<CAGKZdmYcHm0n7QeoyVTeXi59QeiXWgV-=OVRaz1ng-X+=cKUxw@mail.gmail.com>
that the linux libre tarballs for version 4.4.18 are no longer
available on any of the usual locations.  The next version that has a
full tarball and not just a compressed diff is version “4.4.24-gnu”.

The lack of this tarball doesn’t hurt most users because a substitute
for the tarball is available on hydra, but this doesn’t help when
building everything without substitutes.

-- 
Ricardo

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* bug#25638: linux libre tarball has disappeared
  2017-02-06 21:50 bug#25638: linux libre tarball has disappeared Ricardo Wurmus
@ 2017-02-06 21:55 ` Ricardo Wurmus
  2017-02-07 13:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-02-06 21:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 25638

As a short-term fix could we upload the tarball for 4.4.18 to
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror as done before[1] for 3.3.8?

[1]: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=14851

--
Ricardo

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* bug#25638: linux libre tarball has disappeared
  2017-02-06 21:50 bug#25638: linux libre tarball has disappeared Ricardo Wurmus
  2017-02-06 21:55 ` Ricardo Wurmus
@ 2017-02-07 13:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
  2020-09-15 16:29   ` bug#25638: [Hunting]: linux libre 4.4.18 " zimoun
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-02-07 13:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ricardo Wurmus; +Cc: linux-libre, 25638

Hello!

(Cc’ing linux-libre@fsfla.org.  This discussion is about Linux-libre
tarballs that vanish from ftp.gnu.org and fsfla.org:
<https://bugs.gnu.org/25638>.)

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:

> Rohit Yadav reported in
> <CAGKZdmYcHm0n7QeoyVTeXi59QeiXWgV-=OVRaz1ng-X+=cKUxw@mail.gmail.com>
> that the linux libre tarballs for version 4.4.18 are no longer
> available on any of the usual locations.  The next version that has a
> full tarball and not just a compressed diff is version “4.4.24-gnu”.
>
> The lack of this tarball doesn’t hurt most users because a substitute
> for the tarball is available on hydra, but this doesn’t help when
> building everything without substitutes.

When building without substitutes, users should end up downloading:

  https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org/file/linux-libre-4.4.18-gnu.tar.xz/sha256/0k8k17in7dkjd9d8zg3i8l1ax466dba6bxw28flxizzyq8znljps

… which is still available.

> As a short-term fix could we upload the tarball for 4.4.18 to
> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror as done before[1] for 3.3.8?
>
> [1]: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=14851

I’ll do that if there are no objections.

That said, if doesn’t seem right if the Linux-libre people remove the
tarball from one directory at ftp.gnu.org and we add it in a different
directory the day after.  :-)

What do people think?

If disk space is a problem, I think it would be great if we could agree
on “pinning” specific versions that should never vanish from
ftp.gnu.org.  That way we could ensure future reproducibility of
Linux-libre and GuixSD.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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* bug#25638: [Hunting]: linux libre 4.4.18 tarball has disappeared
  2017-02-07 13:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
@ 2020-09-15 16:29   ` zimoun
  2020-09-15 18:45     ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: zimoun @ 2020-09-15 16:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: 25638

Dear,

This bug report #25638 <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/25638> is about
the linux-libre tarballs for version 4.4.18 are no longer available on
their usual locations.


>> As a short-term fix could we upload the tarball for 4.4.18 to
>> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror as done before[1] for 3.3.8?
>>
>> [1]: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=14851

Currently, such tarballs are not served by
<alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror>, if I read correctly.


>> The lack of this tarball doesn’t hurt most users because a substitute
>> for the tarball is available on hydra, but this doesn’t help when
>> building everything without substitutes.
>
> When building without substitutes, users should end up downloading:
>
>   https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org/file/linux-libre-4.4.18-gnu.tar.xz/sha256/0k8k17in7dkjd9d8zg3i8l1ax466dba6bxw28flxizzyq8znljps
>
> … which is still available.

Well, I am not sure to correctly understand the API of <ci.guix.gnu.org>
in order to see if the tarball is currently on the build farm.

Is such version reachable with "guix time-machine"?  I guess no, so does
it make sense to keep the tarball?


> If disk space is a problem, I think it would be great if we could agree
> on “pinning” specific versions that should never vanish from
> ftp.gnu.org.  That way we could ensure future reproducibility of
> Linux-libre and GuixSD.

Such issue is discussed in #42162, especially the thread starting here:

   <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/42162#4>


Therefore, if the linux-libre 4.4.18 tarballs is substituable on
<ci.guix.gnu.org>, I suggest to close this bug.  WDYT?


All the best,
simon




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* bug#25638: [Hunting]: linux libre 4.4.18 tarball has disappeared
  2020-09-15 16:29   ` bug#25638: [Hunting]: linux libre 4.4.18 " zimoun
@ 2020-09-15 18:45     ` Ludovic Courtès
  2020-09-16  7:32       ` zimoun
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2020-09-15 18:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: zimoun; +Cc: 25638

Hi,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> skribis:

>> When building without substitutes, users should end up downloading:
>>
>>   https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org/file/linux-libre-4.4.18-gnu.tar.xz/sha256/0k8k17in7dkjd9d8zg3i8l1ax466dba6bxw28flxizzyq8znljps
>>
>> … which is still available.
>
> Well, I am not sure to correctly understand the API of <ci.guix.gnu.org>
> in order to see if the tarball is currently on the build farm.

It’s available from
<https://ci.guix.gnu.org/file/linux-libre-4.4.18-gnu.tar.xz/sha256/0k8k17in7dkjd9d8zg3i8l1ax466dba6bxw28flxizzyq8znljps>
now (found a copy at hydra.gnunet.org!).  (This URL is served by ‘guix
publish’.)  There’s no GC root though.

> Is such version reachable with "guix time-machine"?  I guess no, so does
> it make sense to keep the tarball?

Good question, maybe not.

>> If disk space is a problem, I think it would be great if we could agree
>> on “pinning” specific versions that should never vanish from
>> ftp.gnu.org.  That way we could ensure future reproducibility of
>> Linux-libre and GuixSD.
>
> Such issue is discussed in #42162, especially the thread starting here:
>
>    <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/42162#4>

Yes.

> Therefore, if the linux-libre 4.4.18 tarballs is substituable on
> <ci.guix.gnu.org>, I suggest to close this bug.  WDYT?

Yeah, we can probably close it.  The more general issue of tarballs in
general, and linux-libre tarballs in particular, can be dealt with in
the issue above.

Thanks,
Ludo’.




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* bug#25638: [Hunting]: linux libre 4.4.18 tarball has disappeared
  2020-09-15 18:45     ` Ludovic Courtès
@ 2020-09-16  7:32       ` zimoun
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: zimoun @ 2020-09-16  7:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: 25638-done

On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 at 20:45, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:

> It’s available from
> <https://ci.guix.gnu.org/file/linux-libre-4.4.18-gnu.tar.xz/sha256/0k8k17in7dkjd9d8zg3i8l1ax466dba6bxw28flxizzyq8znljps>
> now (found a copy at hydra.gnunet.org!).  (This URL is served by ‘guix
> publish’.)  There’s no GC root though.

Thank you for explaining.
I did not know about hydra.gnunet.org, cool! :-)


> > Is such version reachable with "guix time-machine"?  I guess no, so does
> > it make sense to keep the tarball?
>
> Good question, maybe not.

Well, Guix could keep all the tarballs until the Tarball Heritage is up. :-)


> > Such issue is discussed in #42162, especially the thread starting here:
> >
> >    <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/42162#4>

[...]

> > Therefore, if the linux-libre 4.4.18 tarballs is substituable on
> > <ci.guix.gnu.org>, I suggest to close this bug.  WDYT?
>
> Yeah, we can probably close it.  The more general issue of tarballs in
> general, and linux-libre tarballs in particular, can be dealt with in
> the issue above.

I am closing.  Feel free to reopen if I am making a mistake.

All the best,
simon




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