Re: Replacing polkit by polkit-duktape on core-updates-frozen ?

[Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>]

Hi Josselin,

Josselin Poiret <dev@jpoiret.xyz> writes:

> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> writes:
>
> at it throws, after adding the missing polkit export:
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> $ ./pre-inst-env guix build  -s aarch64-linux gnome-control-center -n
>> guix build: error: gnu/packages/gnome.scm:5299:2: package
>> `colord-minimal@1.4.5' has an invalid input: ("polkit"
>> #<syntax-transformer polkit>)
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Since polkit is now syntax, it needs to be expanded before being
> compiled at all its uses, however guile (and our build system) doesn't
> automatically recompile all .scm files that use the changed definition.

That's the impression I got after realizing the fix.  Is there an open
issue about this shortcoming in Guile?  I think that's where a fix
should go.

> A simple `rm $(grep --include=\*.go -rl polkit .)` in the root of the
> checkout, followed by a `make` did it for me.

Thanks for the tip!

> As a side note, I'm also investigating that sddm error today.

Awesome!

Thank you,

Maxim