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bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration
From: |
Maxim Cournoyer |
Subject: |
bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration |
Date: |
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:36:11 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) |
Hi,
Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi,
>
> Pierre Langlois <pierre.langlois@gmx.com> skribis:
>
>> After updating the system, the dovecot service got confused and started
>> moving around all mailboxes. I looked up the configuration and noticed
>> strange invalid syntax for the location field:
>>
>> location=#<<location> file: "path/to/config.scm" line: 297 column: 20>
>>
>>
>> Because the # character is interpreted as a comment, dovecot doesn't
>> crash and instead moves mailboxes around in weird ways I don't quite
>> understand :-/.
>
> Ouch, sorry about that.
That's a bad situation indeed, apologies for the breakage!
>> I did a `git bisect` with `guix time-machine` (this tool is invaluable)
>> and found the issue started with this commit:
>>
>> commit 543d971ed2a1d9eb934af1f51930741d7cc4e7ef
>> Author: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri Oct 28 17:06:16 2022 -0400
>> services: configuration: Re-order generated record fields.
>
> I believe this is now fixed.
>
> Maxim, can you confirm?
Pierre, has it resolved on your side? I don't use dovecot myself, and
since it doesn't crash, I don't think the dovecot will be an indicator
of resolution.
At least, the %location field value look normal when excercised at the
REPL (#f).
--
Thanks,
Maxim
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Pierre Langlois, 2022/11/20
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Ludovic Courtès, 2022/11/22
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration,
Maxim Cournoyer <=
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, mirai, 2022/11/25
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Maxim Cournoyer, 2022/11/25
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Pierre Langlois, 2022/11/25
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Pierre Langlois, 2022/11/25
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Pierre Langlois, 2022/11/25
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Maxim Cournoyer, 2022/11/25
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Pierre Langlois, 2022/11/26
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Maxim Cournoyer, 2022/11/26
- bug#59423: Invalid 'location' field generated in dovecot configuration, Ludovic Courtès, 2022/11/28