From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id lV7XMgMhF2AuDAAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:28:35 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id WDAhLgMhF2BQDAAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:28:35 +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 F0F1E9403C8 for ; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:28:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:40392 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l6KGn-0007aF-6A for larch@yhetil.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:28:33 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:46608) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l6KGa-0007a2-52 for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:28:20 -0500 Received: from mailbackend.panix.com ([166.84.1.89]:50819) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l6KGV-0001lq-VP for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:28:19 -0500 Received: from panix3.panix.com (panix3.panix.com [166.84.1.3]) by mailbackend.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DTPM20bVxz1Qhp for ; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:28:14 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=panix.com; s=panix; t=1612128494; bh=GBoLAQ433xRBmqhKvf0oOHEhzkwKJ7HV/S6hoWol20s=; h=Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References; b=c80EBw8AmPT/m+88icqmt4oCpmC9KHnlsmq8QjB3SwGCGFJ5sJtSAlvLVSkH0/PGg HjqRJPqI9bapQtHNKtzWiR8DOcR08nZuoiTA3uoc26q4RLmEm+XTpkneCgud3nMp91 8/ZslPb31CL+zgWaGulG90i14AGv0tyeDFbeVYXY= Received: by panix3.panix.com (Postfix, from userid 7271) id 4DTPM16zJ0z1QXJ; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:28:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by panix3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DTPM16j7mz1QWd; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:28:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:28:13 +0000 () From: Jay Sulzberger To: help-guix Subject: Re: Need guidance on how to proceed In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received-SPF: pass client-ip=166.84.1.89; envelope-from=jays@panix.com; helo=mailbackend.panix.com X-Spam_score_int: -23 X-Spam_score: -2.4 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, PDS_TONAME_EQ_TOLOCAL_HDRS_LCASE=1.999, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.36 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=panix.com header.s=panix header.b=c80EBw8A; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: F0F1E9403C8 X-Spam-Score: -1.36 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: MfZDDvbQxSMF On Sun, 31 Jan 2021, K I wrote: > Greetings! > > I am attempting to unpack and use a program in .tar.gz format for programming lisp. > When I unpack and try to use .tar.gz, it says the file doesn't exist. > > What should be my path forward to try and get this to run on Guix? > > Thank you, > Kozo If you can see the tar.gz file, using, say, ls, then perhaps the error message is badly phrased. The missing file is not the tar.gz file, but rather another file, a "system" file, which is needed to perform the operation. I suggest: If you can, create a tar.gz file, from any file you have, then attempt the same operation on the newly created tar.gz file. oo--JS.