From: Eus <eus@member.fsf.org>
To: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
Cc: 23910@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23910: [Guix Info][7.1.5] Should warn user about losing Internet or DNS connection
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 10:21:38 +0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAHXRqWJRUE0fKDcv947GYLZ0iNkWwqeqEVEaDP8F=hZjBS3=fw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87inw6zxtw.fsf@gnu.org>
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On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 11:10 PM, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Eus <eus@member.fsf.org> skribis:
>
> > When downloading substitutes via wireless connection, several times I
> > encountered a case where the host name of hydra cannot be
> > resolved. So, the "guix system init" fails and suggests the use of
> > "--fallback" option. However, rather than continuing with "guix system
> > --fallback init", one should actually try "dhclient -v
> > WIRELESS_INTERFACE_NAME" first and then do "guix system init" again
> > instead of "guix system --fallback init". My installation process is
> > now going well with this strategy. Previously, I kept using
> > "--fallback" that didn't solve the problem due to network connectivity
> > error because using "--fallback" brought up built errors.
>
> Are you installing GuixSD 0.10.0?
>
Yes.
I would personally find it weird to warn about the possibility of losing
> Internet connection. This is outside the scope of GuixSD, in a way.
>
> WDYT?
>
I suggest that to balance the suggestion of using "--fallback" option when
guix fails to download some substitutes.
So, what about if instead of warning in the installation doc, the guix
suggestion on using "--fallback" option also carries information on the
possibility of lost network connection?
However, in the past people reported that nscd, the name service cache
> daemon, would sometimes fail without any good reason. If you think that
> is the case, then this is definitely a bug that we should be
> addressing.
>
That is likely. How to debug nscd? Any option perhaps to make it more
verbose?
Thanks,
> Ludo’.
>
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Best regards,
Eus
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-07-07 12:06 bug#23910: [Guix Info][7.1.5] Should warn user about losing Internet or DNS connection Eus
2016-07-15 16:10 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-07-16 3:21 ` Eus [this message]
2016-07-16 10:41 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-09-09 14:35 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-09-13 8:47 ` Eus
2016-09-13 9:52 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-09-13 15:05 ` Eus
2016-09-13 16:17 ` Ludovic Courtès
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