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Re: Is it necessary to download the native inputs while installing packa


From: Fis Trivial
Subject: Re: Is it necessary to download the native inputs while installing packages?
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:54:32 +0000

Sorry about the mess in the original question.

>
> ‘Installing’ is too ambiguous to answer.
>
> - When *substituting* (installing a binary), native-inputs are not
> required and should never be downloaded.

This answers my question in mind, thanks. :)

>
> If any of the substitute servers *can* provide a binary, no
> native-inputs will be downloaded at all.
>
> Why are you adding ‘--fallback’?
>

As you explained, the substituting process failed.

Thanks for explaining things clearly. I will try to look into the source of
guix next time.

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