bug#58417: closed (Installer script no longer works with `yes` utility)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Installer script no longer works with `yes` utility Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:33:44 +0000

Package: guix

Version: 1.4.0

Severity: important

Heyo,

I use the github `guix-install-action` (https://github.com/PromyLOPh/guix-install-action), which internally runs the `guix-install.sh` script non-interactively, via the yes utility:

```{bash}

bash -c 'yes | bash guix-install.sh'

```

However, since commit `6a2e303d3a49baf7c222a70b91f453e9efd456c6` (https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/etc/guix-install.sh?id=6a2e303d3a49baf7c222a70b91f453e9efd456c6), this apparently causes the entire action to hang (leading to eventual termination by github).

I confirmed this behaviour by running the "Download", "Fetch Key", and "Install Guix" steps of the `guix-install-action` as root on a WSL2 instance of Ubuntu20.04 (using todays wsl rootfs from https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/focal/current/).

Running

```{bash}

sudo --preserve-env=GUIX_BINARY_FILE_NAME -- bash -c 'bash guix-install.sh'

```

instead of

```{bash}

sudo --preserve-env=GUIX_BINARY_FILE_NAME -- bash -c 'yes | bash guix-install.sh'

```

i.e. running the script interactively works fine.

Is this intended, or is there another suggested way to run the `guix-install.sh` script non-interactively?

Best wishes,

Jonas

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> Hi,
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> Jonas Freimuth <jonas.freimuth@posteo.de> writes:
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> > Package: guix
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> > Version: 1.4.0
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> > Severity: important
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> > Heyo,
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> > I use the github `guix-install-action`
> > (https://github.com/PromyLOPh/guix-install-action), which internally
> > runs the `guix-install.sh` script non-interactively, via the yes
> > utility:
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> > ```{bash}
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> > bash -c 'yes | bash guix-install.sh'
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> This should be fixed with e46bb5fd5a.  Please report back if it there
> are still issues.
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> Thanks for reporting the issue, and apologies for the breakage!
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> -- 
> Maxim
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