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guix package -u "*" fails

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From: Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: guix package -u "*" fails
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:44:07 +0100

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I installed guix on my Fedora 23 machine according to
https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Binary-Installation.html#Binary-Installation.
After that, I don't recall installing anything but guile. When I attempt to
run the following command, I see a backtrace.

# guix package -u "*"
warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument
Backtrace:
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
 157: 16 [catch #t #<catch-closure 27e4d20> ...]
In unknown file:
   ?: 15 [apply-smob/1 #<catch-closure 27e4d20>]
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
  63: 14 [call-with-prompt prompt0 ...]
In ice-9/eval.scm:
 432: 13 [eval # #]
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
2401: 12 [save-module-excursion #<procedure 2801940 at
ice-9/boot-9.scm:4045:3 ()>]
4050: 11 [#<procedure 2801940 at ice-9/boot-9.scm:4045:3 ()>]
1724: 10 [%start-stack load-stack ...]
1729: 9 [#<procedure 2818ea0 ()>]
In unknown file:
   ?: 8 [primitive-load
"/gnu/store/85nyj4lz480mxaj5szffli3c1k2rbhfn-guix-0.8.3/bin/.guix-real"]
In guix/ui.scm:
1032: 7 [run-guix-command package "-u" "*"]
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
 157: 6 [catch srfi-34 #<procedure 4142a20 at guix/ui.scm:378:2 ()> ...]
 157: 5 [catch system-error ...]
In guix/scripts/package.scm:
 995: 4 [#<procedure 4144150 at guix/scripts/package.scm:984:4 ()>]
 854: 3 [process-actions (# # # # ...)]
 566: 2 [options->installable (# # # # ...) #<<manifest> entries: #>]
In srfi/srfi-1.scm:
 664: 1 [filter-map #<procedure 413e5e0 at guix/scripts/package.scm:566:16
(expr)> ...]
In unknown file:
   ?: 0 [make-regexp "*"]

ERROR: In procedure make-regexp:
ERROR: In procedure make-regexp: Invalid preceding regular expression

# guix --version
warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument
guix (GNU Guix) 0.8.3

-- 
Jan Synáček

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Message #8 received at 21773 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Thompson, David" <dthompson2 <at> worcester.edu>
To: Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21773 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21773: guix package -u "*" fails
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:05:01 -0400

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> I installed guix on my Fedora 23 machine according to
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Binary-Installation.html#Binary-Installation.
> After that, I don't recall installing anything but guile. When I attempt to
> run the following command, I see a backtrace.

That's because '*' isn't a valid regular expression.

- Dave

Message #11 received at 21773 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alex Sassmannshausen <alex.sassmannshausen <at> gmail.com>
To: "Thompson\, David" <dthompson2 <at> worcester.edu>
Cc: Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com>, 21773 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21773: guix package -u "*" fails
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:05 +0100

Hello,

Thompson, David writes:

> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>> I installed guix on my Fedora 23 machine according to
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Binary-Installation.html#Binary-Installation.
>> After that, I don't recall installing anything but guile. When I attempt to
>> run the following command, I see a backtrace.
>
> That's because '*' isn't a valid regular expression.

To add to David's comment, you could try ".*".

But alternatively, afaik, providing no argument to -u is the equivalent
to providing ".*".

HTH,

Alex

Message #16 received at 21773-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: "Thompson\, David" <dthompson2 <at> worcester.edu>
Cc: Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com>,
 21773-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21773: guix package -u "*" fails
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:59:26 +0100

"Thompson, David" <dthompson2 <at> worcester.edu> skribis:

> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Jan Synáček <jan.synacek <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>> I installed guix on my Fedora 23 machine according to
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Binary-Installation.html#Binary-Installation.
>> After that, I don't recall installing anything but guile. When I attempt to
>> run the following command, I see a backtrace.
>
> That's because '*' isn't a valid regular expression.

Right, so if you want to upgrade all the packages, you can run either:

  guix package -u

or:

  guix package -u '.*'

Anyway, the backtrace was clearly sub-optimal.  Commit fd688c8 fixes
that.  Now you’d get this:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ LC_ALL=cs_CZ.utf8 ./pre-inst-env guix package -u '*'
guix package: error: '*' is not a valid regular expression: Nepřípustný předchozí regulární výraz
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Thank you!

Ludo’.

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