When attempting: $ guix package --fallback -i biber
This is the interesting part of the output: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- starting phase `configure' running `perl' with arguments ("Build.PL" "--prefix=/gnu/store/0mkxal471rqb55zvnqrapp970irzdb5i-biber-2.7" "--installdirs=site") WARNING: the following files are missing in your kit: META.json META.yml Please inform the author. Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json Creating new 'Build' script for 'biblatex-biber' version '2.7' phase `configure' succeeded after 0.6 seconds starting phase `patch-generated-file-shebangs' phase `patch-generated-file-shebangs' succeeded after 0.0 seconds starting phase `build' Building biblatex-biber phase `build' succeeded after 0.7 seconds starting phase `check' --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- t/crossrefs.t .......... ok Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated here (and will be fatal in Perl 5.30 ), passed through in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/}(\pM+\pL){ <-- HERE (?!\pL+ \\)/ at /tmp/guix-build-biber-2.7.drv-0/biber-2.7/blib/lib/Biber/LaTeX/Recode.pm line 316. # Failed test 'Extended years - 1' # at t/dateformats.t line 684. # --- Got # +++ Expected # @@ -1 +1 @@ # --638829 # +17000002 # Failed test 'Extended years - 2' # at t/dateformats.t line 685. # --- Got # +++ Expected # @@ -1 +1 @@ # --5240781 # +-17000002 # Looks like you failed 2 tests of 45. t/dateformats.t ........ Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200) Failed 2/45 subtests --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Test Summary Report ------------------- t/dateformats.t (Wstat: 512 Tests: 45 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 43-44 Non-zero exit status: 2 Files=43, Tests=1061, 78 wallclock secs ( 0.64 usr 0.14 sys + 59.30 cusr 16.42 csys = 76.50 CPU) Result: FAIL Failed 1/43 test programs. 2/1061 subtests failed. phase `check' failed after 79.2 seconds builder for `/gnu/store/07p6wbr4j2j3qy4151z0gak2dylwhrkm-biber-2.7.drv' failed with exit code 1 guix package: error: build failed: build of `/gnu/store/07p6wbr4j2j3qy4151z0gak2dylwhrkm-biber-2.7.drv' failed --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- The other parts are related to unescaped left braces, because Perl now changed how the regular expressions work in the language of the same name. -- - https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno - Palestrante e consultor sobre /software/ livre (não confundir com gratis). - "WhatsApp"? Ele não é livre. Por favor, veja formas de se comunicar instantaneamente comigo no endereço abaixo. - Contato: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno#vCard - Arquivos comuns aceitos (apenas sem DRM): Corel Draw, Microsoft Office, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV. - Arquivos comuns aceitos e enviados: CSV, GNU Dia, GNU Emacs Org, GNU GIMP, Inkscape SVG, JPG, LibreOffice (padrão ODF), OGG, OPUS, PDF (apenas sem DRM), PNG, TXT, WEBM.