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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] Error reporting and hints for missing modules
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Hello,

myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com> skribis:

> I built and played with this. I see you also provide a search hint when
> you don't find an obvious match, as in ...
>
> sys.scm:3:0: error: module (gnu services sshx) not found
> hint: You may use `guix system search sshx' to search for a service match=
ing `sshx'.  If you get the line `location: gnu/services/foo.scm:188:2', ad=
d `foo' to the `use-service-modules'
> form.

Thrilled by this idea, I pushed an unbound-variable handler that can
provide hints, such as:

  configuration.scm:88:19: zip: unbound variable
  hint: Try adding `(use-modules (gnu packages compression))'.

Feedback welcome!

  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=3Da2985bb101faac9f0=
85176e0329488b91b81dfb5

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