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bug#32018: Guixsd pull error on very old install
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
bug#32018: Guixsd pull error on very old install |
Date: |
Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:39:40 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Hello,
swedebugia <address@hidden> skribis:
> Trying to get an updated an old GuixSD installation via guix pull on a pre
> 0.10 GuixSD returned an error message about gexp-modules not found. (details
> can be provided if asked).
Could you post the full backtrace?
> I suggest we either test pulling from old versions (and fix errors) or make
> it clear in the manual that pulling from very old GuixSD (older than 0.12?)
> is not supported.
Pulling from a very old Guix may not work. We try hard to keep things
running, but the old ‘guix pull’ had defects, plus the file
build-aux/build-self.scm (which ‘guix pull’ runs) might use features not
found in very old versions.
> Stating this clearly help people know what to expect.
I agree.
Thanks,
Ludo’.
- bug#32018: Guixsd pull error on very old install,
Ludovic Courtès <=