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diff --git a/contrib/guix/README.md b/contrib/guix/README.md index 133f250ad2..2d128c7ed6 100644 --- a/contrib/guix/README.md +++ b/contrib/guix/README.md @@ -265,6 +265,57 @@ To use dongcarl's substitute server for Bitcoin Core builds after having export SUBSTITUTE_URLS='https://guix.carldong.io https://ci.guix.gnu.org' ``` +## Troubleshooting + +### Derivation failed to build + +When you see a build failure like below: + +``` +building /gnu/store/...-foo-3.6.12.drv... +/ 'check' phasenote: keeping build directory `/tmp/guix-build-foo-3.6.12.drv-0' +builder for `/gnu/store/...-foo-3.6.12.drv' failed with exit code 1 +build of /gnu/store/...-foo-3.6.12.drv failed +View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/../...-foo-3.6.12.drv.bz2'. +cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/...-qux-7.69.1.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built +cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/...-bar-3.16.5.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built +cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/...-baz-2.0.5.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built +guix time-machine: error: build of `/gnu/store/...-baz-2.0.5.drv' failed +``` + +It means that `guix` failed to build a package named `foo`, which was a +dependency of `qux`, `bar`, and `baz`. Importantly, note that the last "failed" +line is not necessarily the root cause, the first "failed" line is. + +Most of the time, the build failure is due to a spurious test failure or the +package's build system/test suite breaking when running multi-threaded. To +rebuild _just_ this derivation in a single-threaded fashion: + +```sh +$ guix build --cores=1 /gnu/store/...-foo-3.6.12.drv +``` + +If the single-threaded rebuild stil did not succeed, you may need to dig deeper. +You may view `foo`'s build logs in `less` like so (please replace paths with the +path you see in the build failure output): + +```sh +$ bzcat /var/log/guix/drvs/../...-foo-3.6.12.drv.bz2 | less +``` + +`foo`'s build directory is also preserved and available at +`/tmp/guix-build-foo-3.6.12.drv-0`. However, if you fail to build `foo` multiple +times, it may be `/tmp/...drv-1` or `/tmp/...drv-2`. Always consult the build +failure output for the most accurate, up-to-date information. + +#### python(-minimal): [Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character + +This error occurs when your `$TMPDIR` (default: /tmp) exists on a filesystem +which rejects characters not present in the UTF-8 character code set. An example +is ZFS with the utf8only=on option set. + +More information: https://bugs.python.org/issue37584 + ## FAQ ### How can I trust the binary installation? |