Unable to build "Ten Years Reproducibility Challenge" paper

[Suhail]

Hi Guix,

I am relatively new to Guix. I recently came across this blog post:
<https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2020/06/reproducible-research-articles-from-source-code-to-pdf/>.

In trying to build and run the evaluation as documented in
<https://gitlab.inria.fr/lcourtes-phd/edcc-2006-redone>, I'm
encountering the following error (both on Guix package on OpenSUSE
distribution as well as on Guix system in a VM):

#+begin_example
  $> guix time-machine -C channels.scm -- build -f guix.scm
  Updating channel 'guix-past' from Git repository at 
'https://gitlab.inria.fr/guix-hpc/guix-past.git'...
  Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at 
'https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git'...

  ...

  building /gnu/store/vsvpi0cy4g3s5w7p9rj3ixnw16jllmr1-guix-config.drv...
  building /gnu/store/2igl2vvjmvg2qwizy5w0gvf63vsvb44x-guix-core.drv...
  building 
/gnu/store/0y3m9wj8qziblk743fjjxmn1iybm2zif-guix-config-modules.drv...
  building /gnu/store/0ny9586ypfm7d7k9ly3s4i60hb3wczlj-guix-core-modules.drv...
  building 
/gnu/store/cscfsg5hmznn5rgk3q8affwc5445fqcd-openssl-1.1.1g.tar.xz.drv...
  applying 6 grafts for pango-1.42.4 ...
  building /gnu/store/vvhn7r1343mkyj291h13f3bk29n6m8j6-openssl-1.1.1g.drv...
  / 'check' phasebuilder for 
`/gnu/store/vvhn7r1343mkyj291h13f3bk29n6m8j6-openssl-1.1.1g.drv' failed with 
exit code 1
  build of /gnu/store/vvhn7r1343mkyj291h13f3bk29n6m8j6-openssl-1.1.1g.drv failed
  View build log at 
'/var/log/guix/drvs/vv/hn7r1343mkyj291h13f3bk29n6m8j6-openssl-1.1.1g.drv.gz'.
  applying 7 grafts for graphviz-2.40.1 ...
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/8adwgdgaf6xcyhyyc5z9nvrql7bkgvhy-libgit2-1.0.0.drv': 1 dependencies 
couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/kml3x6f5arzsqbqcf9n77dpw1mwszybr-guile3.0-git-0.3.0.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/bgyz3mib0bvpmxl1j0jp9x4jqqhw6416-guix-cli.drv': 1 dependencies 
couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/cjqbylp554mhwhl8895z5n74q5998waq-guix-extra.drv': 1 dependencies 
couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/ql55k991hvz4x9splndhwyzq9apnasig-guix-module-union.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/s9j6wb6jzqhfcwb8isjbalf6msdqq83b-guix-packages-base.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/mf05ss7j1hh06vnrkywkswvlgdzv2i8k-guix-packages.drv': 1 dependencies 
couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/x1ci1v82ncj679gipnk3s5sszshl66fi-guix-system-tests.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/pm8y6k5kzcddk170h0biarmqi278m0ww-guix-system.drv': 1 dependencies 
couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/nnv3zac8hj40kdz5i4bwwbfzqq5j6bi9-guix-cli-modules.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/2xilwplb6mzqsh4p5yym52f1q4l14lmc-guix-command.drv': 1 dependencies 
couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/9g1cw0wxwi0jm7akmrf48hx6rxswx4nn-guix-extra-modules.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/v9zjw4gphv900swc8z450hal3farykwd-guix-packages-base-modules.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/fjqv9nagdnda38l68x6f82qlradx18a7-guix-packages-modules.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/m5z9ba7gra3qml9gzl6vh4d8fcq4qn20-guix-system-modules.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/i37g4wlrgwcaq5v2c4zrkaysfnf95spy-guix-system-tests-modules.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/fp7isyvw7g8kr2vhqgw4p45yckz0srd9-guix-40fd909e3.drv': 1 
dependencies couldn't be built
  cannot build derivation 
`/gnu/store/x2fv84h6izjn8sh50nn55i2qp9h3hbzj-profile.drv': 1 dependencies 
couldn't be built
  guix time-machine: error: build of 
`/gnu/store/x2fv84h6izjn8sh50nn55i2qp9h3hbzj-profile.drv' failed
#+end_example

As can be seen in the attached build log, it seems some tests for
openssl are failing. I'm speculating that these tests are
non-deterministic and perhaps overly rigid.

Is there a way to tell Guix to either skip the 'check' build-phase for a
specific dependency (or perhaps for the entire build invocation)? Any
guidance?


-- 
Suhail

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