guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[jgart]

Look what I saw today:

guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

WDYT

I was trying to do the following:

make -j5 && ./pre-inst-env guix build nnn

TMI?

help2man: can't get `--help' info from guix home
Try `--no-discard-stderr' if option outputs to stderr
make[2]: [Makefile:7023: doc/guix-home.1] Error 1 (ignored)

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Mekeor Melire]

2023-05-06 02:41 jgart@dismail.de:

> guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

I also run into this error, when I checkout the latest master 
branch of the Guix repository (commit 
fccb48d2cec6bcf47647c82914f31e2dff617f9c) and then run:

  guix shell -D guix
  ./bootstrap
  ./configure
  make

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Mekeor Melire]

2023-05-07 10:24 mekeor@posteo.de:

> 2023-05-06 02:41 jgart@dismail.de:
>
> > guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not 
> > implemented
>
> I also run into this error, when I checkout the latest master 
> branch
> of the Guix repository (commit
> fccb48d2cec6bcf47647c82914f31e2dff617f9c) and then run:
>
>  guix shell -D guix
>  ./bootstrap
>  ./configure

Sorry. I meant "./configure --localstatedir=/var 
--sysconfdir=/etc".

>  make

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[jgart]

> Sorry. I meant "./configure --localstatedir=/var --sysconfdir=/etc".

Hi, thanks.

Is the --sysconfdir necessary? 

I've never used that. What does it mean or where should I get the TLDR/RTFM(L) on it?

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Efraim Flashner]

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On Sun, May 07, 2023 at 02:55:59PM +0000, jgart wrote:
> > Sorry. I meant "./configure --localstatedir=/var --sysconfdir=/etc".
> 
> Hi, thanks.
> 
> Is the --sysconfdir necessary? 
> 
> I've never used that. What does it mean or where should I get the TLDR/RTFM(L) on it?

It's strongly encouraged. It means you'll use /etc/guix instead of
/usr/local/etc/guix when it comes to checking for substitute keys and
whatnot.

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Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Mekeor Melire]

2023-05-07 14:55 jgart@dismail.de:

> > Sorry. I meant "./configure --localstatedir=/var 
> > --sysconfdir=/etc".
>
> Hi, thanks.
>
> Is the --sysconfdir necessary?
>
> I've never used that. What does it mean or where should I get 
> the TLDR/RTFM(L) on it?

The only thing I know is that this command is instructed in info 
node "(guix) Building from Git", i.e. in Guix' manual's chapter 
"22.1 Building from Git". Unfortunately, in the manual as a whole, 
there is no documentation that explains what this argument does.

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[jgart]

> Unfortunately, in the manual as a whole,
> there is no documentation that explains what this argument does.

Mekeor,

That's why I was asking because I never saw it explained in the Guix manual.

Maybe it is some GNU tribal knowledge that we are expected to eventually learn? dunno.

But, Efraim just gave a nice TLDR.

I'll try to find sometime to rework what he said into the docs unless someone else gets to it first ;()

all best,

jgart

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi,

Mekeor Melire <mekeor@posteo.de> writes:

> 2023-05-07 14:55 jgart@dismail.de:
>
>> > Sorry. I meant "./configure --localstatedir=/var  >
>> --sysconfdir=/etc".
>>
>> Hi, thanks.
>>
>> Is the --sysconfdir necessary?
>>
>> I've never used that. What does it mean or where should I get the
>> TLDR/RTFM(L) on it?
>
> The only thing I know is that this command is instructed in info node
> "(guix) Building from Git", i.e. in Guix' manual's chapter "22.1
> Building from Git". Unfortunately, in the manual as a whole, there is
> no documentation that explains what this argument does.

I just pushed a small doc commit,

"26a788ae06 doc: Add some information/recommendation regarding
--sysconfdir."

that I hope rectifies this!

Let me know if something can be improved still.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[jgart]

Hi Maxim,

I just read 26a788ae06.

That reads great! 

Thank you for improving the documentation on that. It is much appreciated.

all best,

jgart

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Simon Tournier]

Hi,

> "26a788ae06 doc: Add some information/recommendation regarding
> --sysconfdir."
>
> that I hope rectifies this!
>
> Let me know if something can be improved still.

I think the “make install” part means here “./pre-inst-env guix pull”.
Well, that’s the only case where I had troubles because this value is
recorded and can be propagated.  Consider,

    ./bootstrap && ./configure --localstatedir=/var && make
    ./pre-inst-env guix pull
    guix pull --commit=1234abc

and compared to the sequence without ./pre-inst-env:

    guix pull
    guix pull -- commit=1234abc

then it does not lead to the exact same Guix.  For examples:

        https://yhetil.org/guix/8635nkshpy.fsf@gmail.com
        https://yhetil.org/guix/86eehycjre.fsf@gmail.com

Cheers,
simon

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi Simon,

Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
>> "26a788ae06 doc: Add some information/recommendation regarding
>> --sysconfdir."
>>
>> that I hope rectifies this!
>>
>> Let me know if something can be improved still.
>
> I think the “make install” part means here “./pre-inst-env guix pull”.
> Well, that’s the only case where I had troubles because this value is
> recorded and can be propagated.  Consider,
>
>     ./bootstrap && ./configure --localstatedir=/var && make
>     ./pre-inst-env guix pull
>     guix pull --commit=1234abc
>
> and compared to the sequence without ./pre-inst-env:
>
>     guix pull
>     guix pull -- commit=1234abc
>
> then it does not lead to the exact same Guix.

'sudo -E ./pre-inst-env guix system reconfigure ...' would be another
such incantation that requires --sysconfdir to be set to /etc.  Since we
now recommend it to always be used, it is covered should these
"advanced" commands be used, I think.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[jgart]

Hi,

Can this be closed now given the recent mention of --sysconfdir?

https://issues.guix.gnu.org/47401#1

all best,

jgart

Re: guix build: error: gcry_md_hash_buffer: Function not implemented

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi!

"jgart" <jgart@dismail.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Can this be closed now given the recent mention of --sysconfdir?
>
> https://issues.guix.gnu.org/47401#1

I think so.  Done!

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim