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From: swedebugia <swedebugia@riseup.net>
Subject: bug#31885: Bug when running guix system reconfigure after recent guix
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:51:52 +0200
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To: =?UTF-8?Q?Cl=C3=A9ment?= Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org>
Cc: 31885-done@debbugs.gnu.org

Hi

On June 18, 2018 10:45:42 PM GMT+02:00, "Cl=C3=A9ment Lassieur" <clement@l=
assieur=2Eorg> wrote:
>
>The guix-service-type service needs to be modified because it is
>already
>in %desktop-services, and you can't have it twice=2E

Got it! Now I understand the problem=2E=20

>> ;				;; Should I use parenteses instead of "#:"?
>
>Things ending with '-configuration' are usually macros that can be used
>to instantiate the corresponding records=2E  They take arguments like
>'(field value)'=2E  '#:' is used when passing arguments to normal
>functions=2E

This I did not fully understand, will read up on macros in the guile manua=
l and ask on help-guix or IRC if needed=2E=20

>This is complex, but you can usually know what things expect by looking
>at the examples in the documentation=2E

I tried=2E Will try harder and propose changes with more examples and clar=
ifications=2E =20

>
>If you have similar issues, please email help-guix@gnu=2Eorg instead=2E

Understood=2E=20

>Good luck, and don't hesitate to ask! :-)

Big thanks for taking the time to investigate this=2E =F0=9F=98=80

--=20
Cheers Swedebugia