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Character encoding issue causing broken symlinks for profile generation

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Character encoding issue causing broken symlinks for profile
 generation
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 21:23:56 +0000

The profile generation/union code generates broken symlinks. I've 
reproduced this on 2 different machines (both Debian running Guix).

To reproduce, run:

  guix environment --pure --container --ad-hoc nss-certs findutils 
coreutils

[env]# find $GUIX_ENVIRONMENT/etc/ssl/certs -xtype l -exec head {} \;

head: cannot open 
'/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/Certinomis_-_Autorit??_Racine:2.1.1.pem' 
for reading: No such file or directory
head: cannot open 
'/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/NetLock_Arany_=Class_Gold=_F??tan??s??tv??ny:2.6.73.65.44.228.0.16.pem' 
for reading: No such file or directory
head: cannot open 
'/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/T??RKTRUST_Elektronik_Sertifika_Hizmet_Sa??lay??c??s??_H6:2.6.125.161.242.101.236.138.pem' 
for reading: No such file or directory
head: cannot open 
'/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/AC_Ra??z_Certic??mara_S.A.:2.15.7.126.82.147.123.224.21.227.87.240.105.140.203.236.12.pem' 
for reading: No such file or directory
head: cannot open 
'/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/T??B??TAK_UEKAE_K??k_Sertifika_Hizmet_Sa??lay??c??s??_-_S??r??m_3:2.1.17.pem' 
for reading: No such file or directory
head: cannot open 
'/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/T??RKTRUST_Elektronik_Sertifika_Hizmet_Sa??lay??c??s??_H5:2.7.0.142.23.254.36.32.129.pem' 
for reading: No such file or directory

Note the ?? in the names, which are the points where the names are 
incorrect.

This will cause errors like Throw to key `gnutls-error' with args 
`(#<gnutls-error-enum Error while reading file.> when using Guix.

Message #8 received at 25213 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Cc: 25213 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25213: Character encoding issue causing broken symlinks for
 profile generation
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:30:55 -0500

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 09:23:56PM +0000, Christopher Baines wrote:
> The profile generation/union code generates broken symlinks. I've reproduced
> this on 2 different machines (both Debian running Guix).

Thanks for the report!

> To reproduce, run:
> 
>   guix environment --pure --container --ad-hoc nss-certs findutils coreutils
> 
> [env]# find $GUIX_ENVIRONMENT/etc/ssl/certs -xtype l -exec head {} \;
> 
> head: cannot open '/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/Certinomis_-_Autorit??_Racine:2.1.1.pem'
> for reading: No such file or directory
> head: cannot open '/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/NetLock_Arany_=Class_Gold=_F??tan??s??tv??ny:2.6.73.65.44.228.0.16.pem'
> for reading: No such file or directory
> head: cannot open '/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/T??RKTRUST_Elektronik_Sertifika_Hizmet_Sa??lay??c??s??_H6:2.6.125.161.242.101.236.138.pem'
> for reading: No such file or directory
> head: cannot open '/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/AC_Ra??z_Certic??mara_S.A.:2.15.7.126.82.147.123.224.21.227.87.240.105.140.203.236.12.pem'
> for reading: No such file or directory
> head: cannot open '/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/T??B??TAK_UEKAE_K??k_Sertifika_Hizmet_Sa??lay??c??s??_-_S??r??m_3:2.1.17.pem'
> for reading: No such file or directory
> head: cannot open '/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/T??RKTRUST_Elektronik_Sertifika_Hizmet_Sa??lay??c??s??_H5:2.7.0.142.23.254.36.32.129.pem'
> for reading: No such file or directory
> 
> Note the ?? in the names, which are the points where the names are
> incorrect.

The interesting thing is that the links appear to be broken in some
cases and not others:

[env]# ls -l '/gnu/store/xxiqkmck8g8n6ic4jbxq84m1028vhrdj-profile/etc/ssl/certs/AC_Ra??z_Certic??mara_S.A.:2.15.7.126.82.147.123.224.21.227.87.240.105.140.203.236.12.pem'
lrwxrwxrwx 3 65534 65534 164 Jan  1  1970 '/gnu/store/xxiqkmck8g8n6ic4jbxq84m1028vhrdj-profile/etc/ssl/certs/AC_Ra??z_Certic??mara_S.A.:2.15.7.126.82.147.123.224.21.227.87.240.105.140.203.236.12.pem' -> '/gnu/store/c7kr9pdni867k2778pykh16sw003kl1s-nss-certs-3.27.2/etc/ssl/certs/AC_Ra??z_Certic??mara_S.A.:2.15.7.126.82.147.123.224.21.227.87.240.105.140.203.236.12.pem'

Message #13 received at 25213-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Cc: 25213-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25213: Character encoding issue causing broken symlinks for
 profile generation
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:04:34 +0100

Hello Christopher,

Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net> skribis:

> The profile generation/union code generates broken symlinks. I've
> reproduced this on 2 different machines (both Debian running Guix).
>
> To reproduce, run:
>
>   guix environment --pure --container --ad-hoc nss-certs findutils
> coreutils
>
> [env]# find $GUIX_ENVIRONMENT/etc/ssl/certs -xtype l -exec head {} \;
>
> head: cannot open
> '/gnu/store/g41lycan2cq74qfs6acsxmxk4c4ra0pd-profile/etc/ssl/certs/Certinomis_-_Autorit??_Racine:2.1.1.pem'
> for reading: No such file or directory

If we can’t have French root authority certificates, we definitely have
a problem.  ;-)

Fixed in commit 1af0860e8be81c01ad405c1226d6bc4516e62863.

Commit 580deec5b44d623e994e59ef07e9e0c5496762fd has the download code
ignore dangling symlinks.

Thanks!

Ludo’.

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