Re: guix import hackage fails with errors, and failed tests

[c4t0 <c4t0@riseup.net>]

c4t0 <c4t0@riseup.net> writes:

it appears to be this bug:
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=35743

It's marked in the hackage.scm to expected fail, but the layout problem
with cabal files seems pretty ubiquos. I'll try to look at it, and move
the discussion there.

If anyone can give me some tip to how start debugging the test, I'll
appreciate it, since I'm pretty new in scheme hacking with guile in
guix. I must be overlooking something very obvious.

Thanks.

> Hi!
>
> I'm having problems with 'guix import' in my environment:
> $guix import hackage -t ghc-events
> Syntax error: unexpected token : common (at line 44, column 0)
> Syntax error: unexpected end of input
> guix import: error: failed to download cabal file for package 'ghc-events'
>
> so I cloned guix, and:
>
> guix environment guix --pure --ad-hoc help2man git strace --container
> make check TESTS=tests/hackage.scm
>
> (I need to add --container for a problem that I address in another
> email, can be ignored)
>
> I found that two tests are failing with similar error:
>
> Syntax error: unexpected token : (ghc-options (-Wall)) (at line 11, column 2)
> Syntax error: unexpected end of input
>
> ;;; (fail #f #f)
> test-name: hackage->guix-package test mixed layout
> location: ./tests/hackage.scm:295
> source:
> + (test-assert
> +   "hackage->guix-package test mixed layout"
> +   (eval-test-with-cabal
> +     test-cabal-mixed-layout
> +     match-ghc-foo))
> actual-value: #f
> result: XFAIL
>
> Syntax error: unexpected token : (buildable (False)) (at line 12, column 4)
> Syntax error: unexpected end of input
>
> ;;; (fail #f #f)
> test-name: hackage->guix-package test flag executable
> location: ./tests/hackage.scm:322
> source:
> + (test-assert
> +   "hackage->guix-package test flag executable"
> +   (eval-test-with-cabal
> +     test-cabal-flag-executable
> +     match-ghc-foo))
> actual-value: #f
> result: XFAIL
>
> I'm using guix 5f9b28b231e17749d14a1b95ae9cad68d7315a1e on top of and
> old ubuntu, with all packages upgraded.
>
> How can I start a debugger?
>
> I tried several variations of:
>
> guile -l scripts/guix
> and then
> (main '("import" "hackage" "ghc-events"))
>
> with out success.
>
> I'm interested in checking the tests and the package that fails.
>
> COD.