Hello Guix! Build of gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0 fails on a Guix System (daemon configured with --no-subsitutes) during reconfigure. The problem seems to be a missing python interpreter during the build phase, but I'm interpreting here: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- /gnu/store/q19l04vd2za80mk1845pz7r8cz29qk43-bash-minimal-4.4.23/bin/bash: /gnu/store/x54z4746npss80i663ij5mgpvyyyq9sg-gobject-introspection-1.56.1/bin/g-ir-scanner: /gnu/store/g87hamjyipk1j6dfq5pjfzfnfb64spbv-python2-2.7.15/bin/python: bad interpreter: No such file or directory --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I tested it on two different commits, please see below for details --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- building /gnu/store/gixghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv... /'build' phasebuilder for `/gnu/store/gixghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv' failed with exit code 1 build of /gnu/store/gixghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv failed View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/gi/xghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv.bz2'. building /gnu/store/wwafglm9radrg8k1mq655frih0ln3k6z-gsl-2.5.tar.xz.drv... cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/yj89vzc4ayv4s0k26d1mbihs7p15cbjq-spice-0.14.2.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/36rc7jlrdc98iyfa4cjqi7vg3yinsmdq-qemu-3.1.0.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix system: error: build of `/gnu/store/36rc7jlrdc98iyfa4cjqi7vg3yinsmdq-qemu-3.1.0.drv' failed ~$ sudo -i guix describe Generation 3 May 27 2019 18:28:11 (current) guix f644f63 repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git branch: master commit: f644f6365505eaad79ffca7046e18907b5d7a5b6 --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Then I made a guix pull and tried again: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- ~$ sudo -i guix describe Generation 4 Jun 05 2019 13:50:05 (current) guix 1d7cf14 repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git branch: master commit: 1d7cf14435b08c9bd759bb8de1367132c46e7ae8 ~$ sudo -i guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm [...] building /gnu/store/gixghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv... / 'build' phasebuilder for `/gnu/store/gixghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv' failed with exit code 1 build of /gnu/store/gixghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv failed View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/gi/xghpwb0bm582qydcqpf63qdkpmipfm-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv.bz2'. building /gnu/store/wwafglm9radrg8k1mq655frih0ln3k6z-gsl-2.5.tar.xz.drv... cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/a2bkbznz5gz0l1icpadsp3nr36xgx5fr-spice-0.14.2.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/6cjmvspxxnhm7zp97aaamxgygp0ssjdj-qemu-3.1.0.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix system: error: build of `/gnu/store/6cjmvspxxnhm7zp97aaamxgygp0ssjdj-qemu-3.1.0.drv' failed --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- This is the relevant part in the build log: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- phase `configure' succeeded after 2.0 seconds starting phase `patch-generated-file-shebangs' phase `patch-generated-file-shebangs' succeeded after 0.0 seconds starting phase `build' Making all in headers make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/guix-build-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv-0/gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0/headers' GISCAN GDesktopEnums-3.0.gir /gnu/store/q19l04vd2za80mk1845pz7r8cz29qk43-bash-minimal-4.4.23/bin/bash: /gnu/store/x54z4746npss80i663ij5mgpvyyyq9sg-gobject-introspection-1.56.1/bin/g-ir-scanner: /gnu/store/g87hamjyipk1j6dfq5pjfzfnfb64spbv-python2-2.7.15/bin/python: bad interpreter: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [/gnu/store/x54z4746npss80i663ij5mgpvyyyq9sg-gobject-introspection-1.56.1/share/gobject-introspection-1.0/Makefile.introspection:160: GDesktopEnums-3.0.gir] Error 126 make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0.drv-0/gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.28.0/headers' make: *** [Makefile:453: all-recursive] Error 1 Backtrace: 4 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/4w1117kzr87850hj1ib8zd6hm0z…") In ice-9/eval.scm: 191:35 3 (_ _) In srfi/srfi-1.scm: 863:16 2 (every1 # …) In /gnu/store/gfprsx2m62cvqbh7ysc9ay9slhijvmal-module-import/guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm: 799:28 1 (_ _) In /gnu/store/gfprsx2m62cvqbh7ysc9ay9slhijvmal-module-import/guix/build/utils.scm: 616:6 0 (invoke _ . _) /gnu/store/gfprsx2m62cvqbh7ysc9ay9slhijvmal-module-import/guix/build/utils.scm:616:6: In procedure invoke: Throw to key `srfi-34' with args `(#)'. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Thanks! Gio'. -- Giovanni Biscuolo Xelera IT Infrastructures