Re: Guix build output insufficient

[Devan Carpenter]

Pierre Neidhardt transcribed 1.3K bytes:
> 
> > Also, on build failure, it would be nice to print a hint on what to
> > invoke to get to the failed build log after all (guix-daemon still wrote
> > it).
> 
> Indeed.  Is there such a command?
> 
> What about adding a hint, for instance:
> 
>  Building /gnu/store/i0kxn9cpkw8ml5472s185kxa6n64kmir-webkitgtk-2.20.5.drv - 
> x86_64-linux
> +Saving log at 
> /var/log/guix/i0/kxn9cpkw8ml5472s185kxa6n64kmir-webkitgtk-2.20.5.drv.bz2
>  starting phase `set-SOURCE-DATE-EPOCH'

I like this idea very much.

> This would be doubly useful:
> 
> - It makes it explicit to all users, without having to consult the manual or
> some `--help` message.
> 
> - With Eshell or M-x shell, we can directly find-file the log at point.
> 
> -- 
> Pierre Neidhardt
> https://ambrevar.xyz/

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