bug#25952: offloading empty machines file

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Simon,

zimoun 写道：
> This bug [1] had not been commented since the last 3 years and 
> it has
> been asked more info 3 weeks ago.

The issue is that files such as /etc/guix/machines.scm (but this 
applies equally to /etc/guix/acl & so on) are expected to evaluate 
to a sexp.

An empty file does not a valid sexp make, so Guix throws an 
prickly backtrace @ your face & dies.  This is unlike most other 
configuration formats where an empty file or one consisting 
entirely of comments is a no-op.

We should decide whether ‘’ is a valid sexp (oh dear, philosophy) 
or throw something softer at people.

> Therefore, I am closing.  Feel free to reopen if I misunderstand 
> something.

I think this bug should remain open until it's decided.  What you?

Kind regards,

T G-R

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