Re: build failed: acquiring/releasing lock

[Manolis Ragkousis]

Hello Rene,

madvise() is not implemented on GNU/Hurd and I had once started
implementing a fix for guile [1]. We need to restart that old thread and
find a correct solution to this.

In the meantime you could use that patch for guile as a workaround.

Manolis

[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2017-06/msg00000.html

On 1/25/19 6:23 AM, Rene wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have the following error in Debian/Hurd; I have reviewed the file 
> `nix/libstore/pathlocks.cc` but I do not finish by understanding how it works.
> 
> ---
> ./pre-inst-env guix build hello
> madvise failed: Function not implemented
> madvise failed: Function not implemented
> guix build: error: build failed: acquiring/releasing lock: Invalid argument
> ---
> 
> Attached the log, rpctrace.
> 
> Thank you
> Rene
>