Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add nyx.

[Ludovic Courtès]

address@hidden skribis:

> From: ng0 <address@hidden>
>
> * gnu/packages/tor.scm (nyx): New variable.

I applied the changes below and then realized that it fails to build:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
starting phase `install'
running install
running build
running build_py
running install_lib
creating 
/gnu/store/alk9r3rir93pjmv8im20f8xrvv90219z-python-3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/nyx
/gnu/store/alk9r3rir93pjmv8im20f8xrvv90219z-python-3.5.2/lib/python3.5/distutils/dist.py:261:
 UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'install_requires'
  warnings.warn(msg)
error: could not create 
'/gnu/store/alk9r3rir93pjmv8im20f8xrvv90219z-python-3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/nyx':
 Permission denied
phase `install' failed after 0.9 seconds
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Could you send an update?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

diff --git a/gnu/packages/tor.scm b/gnu/packages/tor.scm
index 8b03b14c6..cbc857e48 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tor.scm
@@ -227,16 +227,16 @@ from you.")
     (license (list gpl3+
                    bsd-3)))) ; onionshare/socks.py
 
-;; The last release of arm was 5 years ago, meanwhile python3 support has
-;; been added and the software was renamed to nyx.
+;; The last release of "arm" was 5 years ago, meanwhile python3 support has
+;; been added and the software was renamed to "nyx".
 (define-public nyx
   (let ((commit "fea209127484d9b304b908a4711c9528b1d065bc")
         (revision "1"))
     (package
       (name "nyx")
-      (version (string-append "1.4.5.0-" revision "." (string-take commit 7)))
-      (source
-       (origin
+      (version (string-append "1.4.5.0-"
+                              revision "." (string-take commit 7)))
+      (source (origin
                 (method git-fetch)
                 (uri (git-reference
                       (url "https://git.torproject.org/nyx.git";)
@@ -256,14 +256,10 @@ from you.")
       (inputs
        `(("tor" ,tor)
          ("python-stem" ,python-stem)))
-      ;; (native-inputs
-      ;;  `(("python-mock" ,python-mock)
-      ;;    ("lsof" ,lsof)
-      ;;    ("net-tools" ,net-tools)))
       (home-page "https://www.atagar.com/arm/";)
       (synopsis "Ncurses-based status monitor for Tor relays")
       (description
-     "Anonymizing relay monitor (arm) is a command line interface status
-monitor for Tor.  This functions much like top does for system usage,
-providing real time statistics.")
+       "Nyx (formerly Anonymizing Relay Monitor or \"arm\") is a command-line
+interface status monitor for Tor.  This functions much like top does for
+system usage, providing real time statistics.")
       (license gpl3+))))