(address . guix-patches@gnu.org)
87sfvztkxh.fsf@enzu.ru
I was a bit puzzled why mcron was failing; based on the error, I assumed
file permissions, and did not realize the actual problem was my faulty
syntax within a file.
Until we can get more detailed error messages in place, I propose this
patch to make the current generic error we have slightly more helpful.
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diff --git a/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm b/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm
index 4c5f7b5..3e581fa 100644
--- a/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm
+++ b/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not defined uses ~/.config/cron instead)."
"/cron")))
(when (eq? 2 errors)
(mcron-error 13
- "Cannot read files in your ~/.config/cron (or ~/.cron) directory."))))
+ "There was an error reading files in your ~/.config/cron (or ~/.cron) directory. Double-check the folder and file permissions and syntax."))))