I've built the whole covering on my wip-change-default-java8 branch. The covering is 42 packages. 19 builds fine. 19 does not build because java-hamcrest-core does not build. I'll have a look at this first, this is the most critical. This is the issue link for reference: https://github.com/Boskovits/guix/issues/16 2017-12-13 19:04 GMT+01:00 Gábor Boskovits : > The patches I made: > > This is the trivial: > > From f53ad84059786e0769a21a3a90a15189bcf2d61f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: =?UTF-8?q?G=C3=A1bor=20Boskovits?= > Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:18:37 +0100 > Subject: [PATCH] Change java toolchain defaults to use java8. > > * gnu/packages/java.scm(icedtea): Point to icedtea-8. > * gnu/packages/java.scm(ant): Point to ant/java8. > --- > gnu/packages/java.scm | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm > index 6dfe554f3..547cc2dc1 100644 > --- a/gnu/packages/java.scm > +++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm > @@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ IcedTea build harness.") > '("jdk" "openjdk-src" "corba-drop" "jaxp-drop" "jaxws-drop" > "jdk-drop" "langtools-drop" "hotspot-drop"))))))) > > -(define-public icedtea icedtea-7) > +(define-public icedtea icedtea-8) > > > (define-public ant/java8 > @@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ IcedTea build harness.") > (native-inputs > `(("jdk" ,icedtea-7 "jdk"))))) > > -(define-public ant ant/java7) > +(define-public ant ant/java8) > > (define-public ant-apache-bcel > (package > > > This is what I'd like to have your opinions on, is it ok to do it this way, or should I rethink it > > (I like this, because this way we can leave ant-build-system alone, and handling of > > default version in java.scm became consistent): > > From 1629a53ac5122d229b157a33806264772f18f6bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: =?UTF-8?q?G=C3=A1bor=20Boskovits?= > Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:13:58 +0100 > Subject: [PATCH] gnu:add ant/java7. > > * gnu/packages/java.scm(ant/java7): New variable. > * gnu/packages/java.scm(ant): Changed variable semantics to point to default ant. > --- > gnu/packages/java.scm | 4 +++- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm > index 0be488dec..6dfe554f3 100644 > --- a/gnu/packages/java.scm > +++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm > @@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ IcedTea build harness.") > > ;; The 1.9.x series is the last that can be built with GCJ. The 1.10.x series > ;; requires Java 8. > -(define-public ant > +(define-public ant/java7 > (package (inherit ant/java8) > (version "1.9.9") > (source (origin > @@ -1754,6 +1754,8 @@ IcedTea build harness.") > (native-inputs > `(("jdk" ,icedtea-7 "jdk"))))) > > +(define-public ant ant/java7) > + > (define-public ant-apache-bcel > (package > (inherit ant/java8) > > > 2017-12-13 12:07 GMT+01:00 Gábor Boskovits : > >> Hello! >> >> It was getting quite intractable to see what I was doing, so I started to >> fill my github issue tracker. Issues are labeled with change-default-java8. >> >> >> 2017-12-13 11:32 GMT+01:00 Efraim Flashner : >> >>> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 06:06:52PM -0800, Chris Marusich wrote: >>> > Gábor Boskovits writes: >>> > >>> > > I will wait for your results for now... >>> > >>> .... >>> > >>> > * kodi@18.0_alpha-7-67fd70f: failed because of "potential infinite >>> > recursion"; also it seems that it's looking for a DTD on the Internet >>> > when instead it should be looking to find it in the inputs. >>> > >>> > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- >>> > [3684/3799] Linking default/source3/modules/libvfs_module_worm.so >>> > [3685/3799] Linking default/source3/modules/libvfs >>> _module_crossrename.so >>> > [3686/3799] Linking default/source3/modules/libvfs_module_cap.so >>> > [3687/3799] Linking default/source3/modules/libvfs_module_catia.so >>> > [3688/3799] pidl.1: pidl/pidl -> bin/default/pidl/pidl.1 >>> > [3689/3799] Parse::Pidl::Dump.3: pidl/lib/Parse/Pidl/Dump.pm -> >>> bin/default/pidl/Parse::Pidl::Dump.3 >>> > [3690/3799] Parse::Pidl::Wireshark::Conformance.3: >>> pidl/lib/Parse/Pidl/Wireshark/Conformance.pm -> >>> bin/default/pidl/Parse::Pidl::Wireshark::Conformance.3 >>> > [3691/3799] Parse::Pidl::Util.3: pidl/lib/Parse/Pidl/Util.pm -> >>> bin/default/pidl/Parse::Pidl::Util.3 >>> > [3692/3799] Parse::Pidl::NDR.3: pidl/lib/Parse/Pidl/NDR.pm -> >>> bin/default/pidl/Parse::Pidl::NDR.3 >>> > [3693/3799] Parse::Pidl::Wireshark::NDR.3: >>> pidl/lib/Parse/Pidl/Wireshark/NDR.pm -> bin/default/pidl/Parse::Pidl:: >>> Wireshark::NDR.3 >>> > [3694/3799] Generating manpages/smb.conf.5 >>> > I/O error : Attempt to load network entity >>> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd >>> > default/docs-xml/manpages/smb.conf.5.xml:2: warning: failed to load >>> external entity "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" >>> > D DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/doc >>> book/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" >>> > >>> ^ >>> > runtime error: file /gnu/store/q0irgfv31s8m9s54zrc >>> 908qb4cim08cg-docbook-xsl-1.79.1/xml/xsl/docbook-xsl-1.79.1/lib/lib.xsl >>> line 58 element choose >>> > xsltApplySequenceConstructor: A potential infinite template recursion >>> was detected. >>> > You can adjust xsltMaxDepth (--maxdepth) in order to raise the maximum >>> number of nested template calls and variables/params (currently set to >>> 3000). >>> > Templates: >>> > #0 name string.subst >>> > #1 name string.subst >>> > #2 name string.subst >>> > #3 name string.subst >>> > #4 name string.subst >>> > #5 name string.subst >>> > #6 name string.subst >>> > #7 name string.subst >>> > #8 name string.subst >>> > #9 name string.subst >>> > #10 name string.subst >>> > #11 name string.subst >>> > #12 name string.subst >>> > #13 name string.subst >>> > #14 name string.subst >>> > Variables: >>> > #0 >>> > replacement >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #1 >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #2 >>> > string >>> > #3 >>> > replacement >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #4 >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #5 >>> > string >>> > #6 >>> > replacement >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #7 >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #8 >>> > string >>> > #9 >>> > replacement >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #10 >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #11 >>> > string >>> > #12 >>> > replacement >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #13 >>> > target >>> > string >>> > #14 >>> > string >>> > error: file default/docs-xml/manpages/smb.conf.5.xml >>> > xsltRunStylesheet : run failed >>> > Waf: Leaving directory `/tmp/guix-build-samba-4.7.3.d >>> rv-0/samba-4.7.3/bin' >>> > Build failed: -> task failed (err #11): >>> > {task: manpages/smb.conf.5 smb.conf.5.xml,parameters.all.xml -> >>> smb.conf.5} >>> > make: *** [Makefile:8: all] Error 1 >>> > phase `build' failed after 1063.6 seconds >>> > note: keeping build directory `/tmp/guix-build-samba-4.7.3.drv-0' >>> > builder for `/gnu/store/k3ykppkqdw6gyj115q >>> jhbi50fa6hx317-samba-4.7.3.drv' failed with exit code 1 >>> > @ build-failed /gnu/store/k3ykppkqdw6gyj115qjhbi50fa6hx317-samba-4.7.3.drv >>> - 1 builder for `/gnu/store/k3ykppkqdw6gyj115q >>> jhbi50fa6hx317-samba-4.7.3.drv' failed with exit code 1 >>> > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- >>> > >>> > I have not begun troubleshooting any of these existing issues yet. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Chris >>> >>> I tested building samba on aarch64 on core-updates and it failed in the >>> same manner. For the purposes of updating the default JRE I would ignore >>> it and the resulting not being able to build kodi. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Efraim Flashner אפרים פלשנר >>> GPG key = A28B F40C 3E55 1372 662D 14F7 41AA E7DC CA3D 8351 >>> Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed on emails sent or received >>> unencrypted >>> >> >> >