bug#51383: closed (noobie way of incorrectly using (guix records) )

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> noobie way of incorrectly using (guix records) 
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> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:15:54 -0400
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> So I made a pretty noobie-like mistake a few minutes ago.  When one
> tries to make a (record-configuration), he invariably create an
> infinite number of records.  The guile compiler eventually runs out
> of memory and stops compiling.
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> (use-modules (guix records))
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> (define-record-type* <record-configuration>
>   record-configuration make-record-configuration
>   record-configuration?
>   (command record-configuration-command
>            ;; the error is here is on the next line
>            (default (record-configuration))))  
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> (record-configuration)
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> This is not possible with (srfi sfri-9)
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> (use-modules (srfi srfi-9))
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> (define-record-type <employee>
>   (make-employee name age (make-employeee 5 5 5))
>   employee?
>   (name    employee-name)
>   (age     employee-age    set-employee-age!)
>   (salary  employee-salary set-employee-salary!))
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> (make-employee)
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> The above results in a syntax error.
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> Is this a "feature" and not a bug?  I feel like this is a trivial bug,
> and I am certain that other bugs are of greater importance.
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> Thanks,
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> Joshua
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> Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:00:42 -0400
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> Bug will not be fixed.
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