| Message ID | 80b83bce10be06052a916580fc171098aa42fb5b.1718487758.git.richard@freakingpenguin.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [bug#71580] doc: Add message for common error about make check-system | expand |
Hi Richard, Richard Sent <richard@freakingpenguin.com> writes: > * doc/contributing.texi (Running the Test Suite): Mention that make clean-go > may need to be run before running make check-system when previous builds were > run with different work trees. See https://issues.guix.gnu.org/47573. > > Change-Id: I4b68d3a05f1425505816db969284487d725840d6 > --- > Sending a followup rebased on current master. > > doc/contributing.texi | 14 ++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi > index 938c8bfdb1..c9591dc9bf 100644 > --- a/doc/contributing.texi > +++ b/doc/contributing.texi > @@ -411,6 +411,20 @@ Running the Test Suite > substitutes are available for their dependencies (@pxref{Substitutes}). > Some of them require a lot of storage space to hold VM images. > > +If you encounter an error like: > + > +@example > +Compiling Scheme modules... > +ice-9/eval.scm:142:16: In procedure compile-top-call: > +error: all-system-tests: unbound variable > +hint: Did you forget `(use-modules (gnu tests))'? > +@end example > + > +@noindent > +there may be inconsistency in the work tree from previous builds. To perhaps ^ an inconsistency? alternatively, 'inconsistencies'. > +resolve this, try running @command{make clean-go} followed by > +@command{make}. > + > Again in case of test failures, please send @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org} > all the details. I guess the fact that there is an open issue from a different perhaps about this problem on the tracker means it's bit enough people that it merits to be mentioned in the doc. Reviewed-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail>
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 938c8bfdb1..c9591dc9bf 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -411,6 +411,20 @@ Running the Test Suite substitutes are available for their dependencies (@pxref{Substitutes}). Some of them require a lot of storage space to hold VM images. +If you encounter an error like: + +@example +Compiling Scheme modules... +ice-9/eval.scm:142:16: In procedure compile-top-call: +error: all-system-tests: unbound variable +hint: Did you forget `(use-modules (gnu tests))'? +@end example + +@noindent +there may be inconsistency in the work tree from previous builds. To +resolve this, try running @command{make clean-go} followed by +@command{make}. + Again in case of test failures, please send @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org} all the details.