On 2023-12-20 17:19, Saku Laesvuori wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I have a configured build machine. From time to time it is not available
>> and guix build gets stuck in an endless loop of:
>>
>> guix offload: error: failed to connect to : No route to host
>> process 13902 acquired build slot
>> guix offload: error: failed to connect to : No route to host
>> process 13902 acquired build slot
>>
>> Is it possible to make the build continue locally after several
>> unsuccessful attempts?
>
> I don't think that is currently possible. You can, however, filter your
> build machines with a snippet like this in the operating system
> declaration[1]. This filters away hosts that are not resolvable, but you
> could adapt it to use some other predicate if needed.
>
> ```
> (build-machines
> (list #~(let* ((resolvable? (lambda (machine)
> (false-if-exception
> (gethost (build-machine-name machine))))))
> (filter resolvable?
> (list (build-machine
> (name "example.com")
> (systems '("x86_64-linux"))
> (host-key "xxxx")
> (user "offload")))))))
> ```
Thanks, it works well.
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Best regards,
Aleksandr Vityazev
