bug#64976: closed (guix build: error: invalid character `~' in name)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: guix build: error: invalid character `~' in name Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:20:46 +0500

Hello,

When running "guix build -f alps.scm" where alps.scm uses url-fetch with (uri "https://exa.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/archive/MateriApps/src/alps_20220304~r7871.orig.tar.gz";) the following error occurs

guix build: error: invalid character `~' in name 'alps_20220304~r7871.orig.tar.gz.drv'

Bug was noted at
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    commit: c173819c8e5235ce02d60b79bd88b10023a7c614
    branch: master

alps.scm
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> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:55:16 +0200
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> Certain characters are not allowed in store item[0] names.  This 
> restriction was inherited verbatim[1] from Nix.
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> As such there's no bug here, although you could start a separate 
> discussion about relaxing these restrictions if you like.
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> So what to do?  url-fetch defaults to the URL's basename as file name, 
> but you can specify a different one.  For example:
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>   (source
>     (method …)
>     (uri …)
>     (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
>     (sha256 …))
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> Kind regards,
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> T G-R
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> Sent from a Web browser.  Excuse or enjoy my brevity.
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> [0]: Top-level file names under /gnu/store.
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> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/nix/libstore/store-api.cc#n58
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