Re: catch2-3.5.1.drv fails to build with home reconfigure, but succeeds with build

[Richard Sent]

On 2024-01-10 18:35, Richard Sent wrote:
> When reconfiguring my home environment, 
> y8sll1zarpy78qi6fgrz9xrpx99hhn3b-catch2-3.5.1.drv fails to build. I can 
> run $ guix build catch2@3.5.1 just fine, but the derivation has a 
> different checksum from when I'm building with home reconfigure 
> (2bdvrgwwbrgzxlpckmzsgwrakf8j6yic-catch2-3.5.1.drv).
>
> My build error log (largely) matches Curaiss's failure for the i686 
> build (https://ci.guix.gnu.org/build/3220178/log), but I'm on x86_64.
>
> I attached the log and the two derivations to this email. Clearly home 
> is adding stuff to the y8sll derviation, but I'm not entirely sure why 
> or how.
>
> The only path forward I can see is remove packages from home until it 
> builds again, but having greater insight into what's going on would be 
> a huge help.
>
> This problem occurs on multiple machines.
>
> Guix version: 3bf2465faa85b8a14b1cedaad43e2c2d0337cf6b
>
> Appreciate any help!
> Richard Sent

Update: Traced the problem back to a package outside Guix's channel 
failing to build when catch2 was upgraded from 3.4.0 to 3.5.1. Issue was 
opened in the appropriate place.