[debbugs-tracker] bug#33323: closed (guix package (--show & --search) missing error when package is not found)

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and subject line Re: bug#33323: guix package (--show & --search) missing error 
when package is not found
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #33323,
regarding guix package (--show & --search) missing error when package is not 
found
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> guix package (--show & --search) missing error when package is not found
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> Thu, 8 Nov 2018 22:34:34 +0100
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> Hi
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> $ guix package --show=test
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> Expected: error package test not found
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> + you can help package it by reading the XX section in the manual
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> The relevant code begins on line 771 (in guix/scripts/package.scm):
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>       (('show requested-name)
>        (let-values (((name version)
>                      (package-name->name+version requested-name)))
>          (leave-on-EPIPE
>           (for-each (cute package->recutils <> (current-output-port))
>                     (find-packages-by-name name version)))
>          #t))
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> Maybe we could catch this in the buttom of the procedure if the output 
> is null?
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> --
> Cheers
> Swedebugia
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> Re: bug#33323: guix package (--show & --search) missing error when package is not found
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> Sun, 11 Nov 2018 23:55:36 +0100
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> Hello,
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> swedebugia <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > $ guix package --show=test
> > (no output)
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> > Expected: error package test not found
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> Done in commit 652163154c06b47936a453f44ea35938789718de.
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> Note that --search is different: it’s expected to return zero or more
> results, and returning zero results is not an error.
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> Thanks,
> Ludo’.
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