From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hartmut Goebel Subject: Re: Reporting module errors Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:52:13 +0100 Message-ID: <099ac79b-1578-8025-df66-ff8e512bc82a@crazy-compilers.com> References: <868tfjw4is.fsf@gmail.com> <20171106221621.GA2534@jasmine.lan> <86o9oex34v.fsf@gmail.com> <779b1b6f2043e03a2f911981142e7740@lepiller.eu> <777f3534955ec61a520ff5f9b7054673@lepiller.eu> <86tvy6tbz5.fsf@gmail.com> <86efpat6z6.fsf@gmail.com> <87zi7xwvso.fsf_-_@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53297) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eCNy7-0002h5-7T for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:52:28 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eCNy2-0007PQ-Bp for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:52:27 -0500 Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.9]:55272) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eCNy2-0007OE-4j for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:52:22 -0500 Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3yX35v1bNWz1r1yZ for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:52:19 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.70]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3yX35v0VKgz1rJjV for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:52:19 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ly1DkQALMKvm for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:52:13 +0100 (CET) Received: from hermia.goebel-consult.de (ppp-93-104-87-207.dynamic.mnet-online.de [93.104.87.207]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:52:13 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.110.2] (lenashee.goebel-consult.de [192.168.110.2]) by hermia.goebel-consult.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24E6E602F2 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:52:13 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <87zi7xwvso.fsf_-_@gnu.org> Content-Language: en-US List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org Am 07.11.2017 um 23:47 schrieb Ludovic Court=C3=A8s: > /tmp/config.scm:6:0: module (gnu packages foobar) could not be found Since one of the aims of guix is to empower users, this is more cryptic. One needs to know that ":6:0" means "line 6". Thus such a terse message raises the bar. I agree with George: Even if I so not understand the language the hint is written in (English!), the hint is still, l useful since it contains commands i can try. If you ever picked log-entries and commands from a Russian, Chinese, Japaneses, etc web-site, you know what I mean. --=20 Regards Hartmut Goebel | Hartmut Goebel | h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com | | www.crazy-compilers.com | compilers which you thought are impossible |