GNU bug report logs - #77365
no error handling on activation scripts

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: no error handling on activation scripts
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:45:22 +0900

Hi,

Currently, every activation gexp added to the activation-service-type
ends up in a script loaded via primitive-load of the main activation
script, which is in turn loaded by the boot script entry point.

This means that raising an exception in the activation scripts may abort
the boot script and thus the boot itself.

It would probably be nicer and more useful to handle and report the
errors, while attempting to continue booting.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

Message #8 received at 77365 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Hilton Chain <hako <at> ultrarare.space>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 77365 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77365: no error handling on activation scripts
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:45:52 +0800

Hi Maxim,

On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:45:22 +0800,
Maxim Cournoyer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Currently, every activation gexp added to the activation-service-type
> ends up in a script loaded via primitive-load of the main activation
> script, which is in turn loaded by the boot script entry point.
>
> This means that raising an exception in the activation scripts may abort
> the boot script and thus the boot itself.
>
> It would probably be nicer and more useful to handle and report the
> errors, while attempting to continue booting.

This issue is reported in bug#76698, a solution is proposed there but I haven't
worked on it yet.

Thanks

Message #11 received at 77365 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Hilton Chain <hako <at> ultrarare.space>
Cc: 77365 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77365: no error handling on activation scripts
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:42:26 +0900

Hi,

Hilton Chain <hako <at> ultrarare.space> writes:

[...]

> This issue is reported in bug#76698, a solution is proposed there but I haven't
> worked on it yet.

Thanks, I've merged both.

-- 
Maxim

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