Re: `guix pack --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf guile` fails at phase unpack

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Louis,

Louis Pearson <address@hidden> skribis:

> I am experimenting with different methods of building applications and
> deploying them to embedded devices. I am currently experimenting with
> `guix` and the `guix pack` command. When running `guix pack
> --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf guile` with guile however, I encounter
> this error:

[...]

> warning: failed to install 'en_US.utf8' locale: Invalid argument
> phase `install-locale' succeeded after 0.0 seconds
> starting phase `unpack'
> In execvp of tar: No such file or directory
> phase `unpack' failed after 0.0 seconds
> builder for `/gnu/store/2igq71k5767mh00wwii6lw7b04yq753s-make-boot0-4.2.1.drv'
> failed with exit code 1
> cannot build derivation
> `/gnu/store/xbwfrk8q029di2y7wbkb70x5j67b5zka-gcc-cross-boot0-5.4.0.drv':
> 1 dependencies couldn't be built
> guix pack: error: build failed: build of
> `/gnu/store/xbwfrk8q029di2y7wbkb70x5j67b5zka-gcc-cross-boot0-5.4.0.drv'
> failed

I think you found a bug in the “grafting” code, or in the specific
grafts that are currently applicable on master.  Could you report it to
address@hidden so we keep track of it?

For now, you can work around it by running “guix pack guile
--no-grafts”.  However, note that the resulting binaries will lack
important security updates, such as the stack-clash-related fix in
glibc.  Use with care!

Thanks,
Ludo’.