bug#28965: guix pull: error: build failed: build of guix-latest.drv failed

[sirgazil]

Hi,

I'm using guix (GNU Guix) 20170802.00 on Debian 9, but can't update it because "guix pull" fails.

Steps to reproduce
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1. Open a terminal as root.
2. Run "guix pull"

Expected result
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Guix pulls everything it needs to pull.

Unexpected result
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Guix fails to pull with the following error:

Updating from Git repository at 'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...
Building from Git commit 1a6497dee43e7469040a6eb9dab101f6fc764eca...
The following derivations will be built:
   /gnu/store/277ddzyww867pvcf8ciy6p6ivyf4sarj-guix-latest.drv
   /gnu/store/wlfifppy97js0i8azz3jmlsjalz9w73q-module-import-compiled.drv
Backtrace:
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
    849:4 19 (with-throw-handler _ _ _)
In system/base/compile.scm:
    59:11 18 (_)
   155:11 17 (_ #<closed: file 8228070>)
   235:18 16 (read-and-compile #<input: ./guix/build/pull.scm 8> # _ ?)
   183:32 15 (compile-fold (#<procedure compile-tree-il (x e opts)>) ?)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
   2316:4 14 (save-module-excursion _)
In language/scheme/compile-tree-il.scm:
    31:15 13 (_)
In ice-9/psyntax.scm:
  1234:36 12 (expand-top-sequence _ _ _ #f _ _ _)
  1181:24 11 (parse _ (("placeholder" placeholder)) ((top) #(# # ?)) ?)
   284:10 10 (parse _ (("placeholder" placeholder)) (()) _ c&e (# #) #)
In ice-9/eval.scm:
   293:34  9 (_ #<module (#{ g62}#) 825bb90>)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
   2866:4  8 (define-module* _ #:filename _ #:pure _ #:version _ # _ ?)
  2075:24  7 (call-with-deferred-observers _)
  2879:24  6 (_)
   230:29  5 (map1 (((guix modules)) ((guix build utils)) ((# # ?)) ?))
   230:29  4 (map1 (((guix build utils)) ((guix build compile)) (#) ?))
   230:17  3 (map1 (((guix build compile)) ((ice-9 ftw)) ((# #)) # ?))
   2795:6  2 (resolve-interface _ #:select _ #:hide _ #:prefix _ # _ ?)
In unknown file:
           1 (scm-error misc-error #f "~A ~S" ("no code for modu?" ?) ?)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
   760:25  0 (dispatch-exception _ _ _)

ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: In procedure dispatch-exception:
ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: no code for module (guix build compile)

Some deprecated features have been used.  Set the environment
variable GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED to "detailed" and rerun the
program to get more information.  Set it to "no" to suppress
this message.
builder for `/gnu/store/wlfifppy97js0i8azz3jmlsjalz9w73q-module-import-compiled.drv' failed with exit code 1
cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/277ddzyww867pvcf8ciy6p6ivyf4sarj-guix-latest.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
guix pull: error: build failed: build of `/gnu/store/277ddzyww867pvcf8ciy6p6ivyf4sarj-guix-latest.drv' failed

Additional information
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I have the following variables set:

export PATH="/root/.guix-profile/bin:/root/.guix-profile/sbin${PATH:+:}$PATH"
export GUIX_LOCPATH="/root/.guix-profile/lib/locale${GUIX_LOCPATH:+:}$GUIX_LOCPATH"
export GUIX_LOCPATH="$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale"
guix package -i guile-git
export GUILE_LOAD_PATH=$HOME/.guix-profile/share/guile/site/2.2:$GUILE_LOAD_PATH
export GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH="/root/.guix-profile/lib/guile/2.2/site-ccache:/root/.guix-profile/share/guile/site/2.2${GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH:+:}$GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH"

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