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The guix package fails to build attempting to install something directly under /etc

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: The guix package fails to build attempting to install something
 directly under /etc
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:48:46 -0400

Repro:

./pre-inst-env guix build -e '((@@ (gnu packages package-management) current-guix))'

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
 /gnu/store/9kzrrccpzl6i1sfwb0drb00gi2gwk0x0-coreutils-8.31/bin/mkdir -p '/gnu/store/n0w0xfnwf7j5h7138x2682rf247syp05-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+/lib/systemd/system'
 /gnu/store/9kzrrccpzl6i1sfwb0drb00gi2gwk0x0-coreutils-8.31/bin/install -c -m 644 etc/guix-daemon.service etc/guix-publish.service '/gnu/store/n0w0xfnwf7j5h7138x2682rf247syp05-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+/lib/systemd/system'
 /gnu/store/9kzrrccpzl6i1sfwb0drb00gi2gwk0x0-coreutils-8.31/bin/mkdir -p '/etc/init.d'
/gnu/store/9kzrrccpzl6i1sfwb0drb00gi2gwk0x0-coreutils-8.31/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/etc/init.d’: Permission denied
make[3]: *** [Makefile:4851: install-nodist_sysvinitserviceDATA] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+.drv-0/source'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:5382: install-am] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+.drv-0/source'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:4899: install-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+.drv-0/source'
make: *** [Makefile:5376: install] Error 2
command "make" "install" failed with status 2
builder for `/gnu/store/k7ca5pbfb4vqfwggj6s9vjpcv8k0swcd-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+.drv' failed with exit code 1
build of /gnu/store/k7ca5pbfb4vqfwggj6s9vjpcv8k0swcd-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+.drv failed
View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/k7/ca5pbfb4vqfwggj6s9vjpcv8k0swcd-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+.drv.bz2'.
guix build: error: build of `/gnu/store/k7ca5pbfb4vqfwggj6s9vjpcv8k0swcd-guix-1.0.1-15.0984481+.drv' failed
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Message #8 received at 40153 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>, 40153 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40153: The guix package fails to build attempting to install
 something directly under /etc
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:18:56 -0400

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 02:48:46PM -0400, Maxim Cournoyer wrote:
> Repro:
> 
> ./pre-inst-env guix build -e '((@@ (gnu packages package-management) current-guix))'
> 
> /gnu/store/9kzrrccpzl6i1sfwb0drb00gi2gwk0x0-coreutils-8.31/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/etc/init.d’: Permission denied

I guess it's related to fe60ef998f537e0e71b (guix-install.sh: Install
SysV init script.)

Message #13 received at 40153-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>, 40153-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#40153: The guix package fails to build attempting to install
 something directly under /etc
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:10:20 +0100

Hi,

Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> skribis:

> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 02:48:46PM -0400, Maxim Cournoyer wrote:
>> Repro:
>> 
>> ./pre-inst-env guix build -e '((@@ (gnu packages package-management) current-guix))'
>> 
>> /gnu/store/9kzrrccpzl6i1sfwb0drb00gi2gwk0x0-coreutils-8.31/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/etc/init.d’: Permission denied
>
> I guess it's related to fe60ef998f537e0e71b (guix-install.sh: Install
> SysV init script.)

Indeed.  Fixed in fe4a37276b871e29a7397b0aa940aab2b842ce77.

Thanks!

Ludo’.

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