Re: core-updates call for testing

[sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com>]

 ---- On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:20:41 +0000 sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com> wrote ----
 >  ---- On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:24:23 +0000 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com> wrote ----
 >  > Hello Guix!
 >  > 
 >  > The "core-updates" branch is ready for testing!  According to 'guix
 >  > weather', the substitute coverage is slightly better than on "master"
 >  > for x86_64.  You can get it by running:
 >  > 
 >  >   guix pull --branch=core-updates
 >  > 
 >  > Please try upgrading your profiles and systems and file bugs for
 >  > anything that does not work for you.  GNOME users in particular are
 >  > encouraged to try the new GNOME 3.34 and report any regressions.
 > 
 > I pulled from core-updates without problems, but "guix upgrade" failed.
 > 
 > First, when running "guix upgrade", I got the following message, which I think is confusing because I use GNU, not Guix on a foreign distro:
 > 
 >     $ guix upgrade
 >     guile: warning: failed to install locale
 >     hint: Consider installing the `glibc-utf8-locales' or `glibc-locales' package and defining `GUIX_LOCPATH', along these lines:
 > 
 >          guix package -i glibc-utf8-locales
 >          export GUIX_LOCPATH="$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale"
 > 
 >     See the "Application Setup" section in the manual, for more info.

I filed a bug about this: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=40826