Re: [Axiom-developer] Problems building wh-sandbox

[Waldek Hebisch]

> Hello,
> I'm trying to build the wh-sandbox tree, but get the following error
> when running 'make'.  I'm not familiar enough with the build process
> and LISP to effectively figure out the problem.  Here is the error:
> 
> >echo '(compiler::link (quote ("axiom-package.lisp" "axiom-lisp.o")) "lisp" ' 
> >\
>               ' (format nil "(progn (let ((*load-path* (cons ~S 
> *load-path*))'\
>                                         ' (si::*load-types* ~S))' \
>                                        ' (compiler::emit-fn t))' \
>                                   ' (when (fboundp (quote si::sgc-on))' \
>                                         ' (si::sgc-on t))' \
>                                   ' (setq compiler::*default-system-p* t))"' \
>                       ' si::*system-directory* (quote (list ".lsp")))' \
>                '
> "/opt/axiom/wh-build/src/lisp/../.././src/lib/bsdsignal.o
> /opt/axiom/wh-build/src/lisp/../.././src/lib/cfuns-c.o
> /opt/axiom/wh-build/src/lisp/../.././src/lib/sockio-c.o  -lutil")' \
>             | /usr/bin/gcl
> GCL (GNU Common Lisp)  2.6.7 CLtL1    Nov 10 2006 14:25:02
> Source License: LGPL(gcl,gmp), GPL(unexec,bfd,xgcl)
> Binary License:  GPL due to GPL'ed components: (XGCL READLINE BFD UNEXEC)
> Modifications of this banner must retain notice of a compatible license
> Dedicated to the memory of W. Schelter
> 
> Use (help) to get some basic information on how to use GCL.
> Temporary directory for compiler files set to /tmp/
> 
> >GCL (GNU Common Lisp)  April 1994  262144 pages
> Building symbol table for /opt/axiom/wh-build/src/lisp/raw_lisp ..
> I'm not an object
> Lisp initialization failed.
> 
> "lisp"
> 
> >/usr/bin/install -c lisp /opt/axiom/wh-build/build/x86_64-unknown-linux/bin
> /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `lisp': No such file or directory
> make: *** [do_it.gcl] Error 1
> 
> 
> How would I go about fixing this?
> 

This looks like problem with your gcl installation.  The message tells
you that the file /opt/axiom/wh-build/src/lisp/raw_lisp is not a valid
object file.  But gcl should have made a fresh
/opt/axiom/wh-build/src/lisp/raw_lisp just in previous step...

I did not see such problem before, but I have seen other problems
doing this step using gcl-2.6.7 bundled with Linux distributions.
For me the problems went away when I used gcl that I compiled myself.

So, I would suggest that you fetch gcl source from axiom repository:

cd wh-sandbox
svn co 
https://axiom.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/axiom/branches/build-improvements/gcl 
gcl

and start a fresh build.

BTW:  It is better to build in separate directory.

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                              Waldek Hebisch
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