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bad error message when kernel module does not exist |
Date: |
Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:24:10 +0200 |
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mu4e 1.0; emacs 26.1 |
When a system is built that requests a kernel module that does not
exists, this is the error message a user will see:
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Backtrace:
8 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/vz7ci9rh483f2zps2cl174rd91b?")
In ice-9/eval.scm:
619:8 7 (_ #f)
626:19 6 (_ #<directory (guile-user) 7cf140>)
159:9 5 (_ _)
In gnu/build/linux-modules.scm:
184:47 4 (recursive-module-dependencies _ #:lookup-module _)
98:14 3 (module-dependencies _)
85:18 2 (modinfo-section-contents _)
In ice-9/ports.scm:
439:11 1 (call-with-input-file #f #<procedure get-bytevector-al?> ?)
In unknown file:
0 (open-file #f "r" #:encoding #f #:guess-encoding #f)
ERROR: In procedure open-file:
Wrong type (expecting string): #f
builder for `/gnu/store/0ahsvp7wx52zzh1rywbdbq78llcwb7id-linux-modules.drv'
failed with exit code 1
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Ricardo
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Re: bug#32593: bad error message when kernel module does not exist |
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Sun, 02 Sep 2018 15:48:12 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Hello,
Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> skribis:
> When a system is built that requests a kernel module that does not
> exists, this is the error message a user will see:
>
> Backtrace:
> 8 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/vz7ci9rh483f2zps2cl174rd91b?")
> In ice-9/eval.scm:
> 619:8 7 (_ #f)
> 626:19 6 (_ #<directory (guile-user) 7cf140>)
> 159:9 5 (_ _)
> In gnu/build/linux-modules.scm:
> 184:47 4 (recursive-module-dependencies _ #:lookup-module _)
> 98:14 3 (module-dependencies _)
> 85:18 2 (modinfo-section-contents _)
> In ice-9/ports.scm:
> 439:11 1 (call-with-input-file #f #<procedure get-bytevector-al?> ?)
> In unknown file:
> 0 (open-file #f "r" #:encoding #f #:guess-encoding #f)
>
> ERROR: In procedure open-file:
> Wrong type (expecting string): #f
> builder for `/gnu/store/0ahsvp7wx52zzh1rywbdbq78llcwb7id-linux-modules.drv'
> failed with exit code 1
This project is incredible: the bug was fixed even before you had
reported it, in commit 4db7a9dc663c5b26e45ec35538bf68ff87acdf7b. :-)
You still get a backtrace, but at least the error message is somewhat
clearer. (Should we do away with the backtrace?)
Ludo’.
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