Re: Unable to find file "ice-9/boot-9.scm" in load path

[Ralph Palmer]

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 2:03 AM, Helge Kruse <address@hidden>wrote:

> I think this is better in the bug mailing list. Thererfore I sent it here
> again.
>
> I try to follow the instructions on this page:
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/**Documentation/extending/**
> scheme-sandbox.html<http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/extending/scheme-sandbox.html>
>
> Unfortunately I get an error message, when I try to start guile.exe:
>  ERROR: In procedure primitive-load-path:
>  ERROR: Unable to find file "ice-9/boot-9.scm" in load path
>
> The PATH contains the path to Lilypond: "C:\Program Files
> (x86)\LilyPond\usr\bin". So I am sure that I use this copy of Lilypond.
>
> The documentation mentions that I have to add an environment variable
> C:\> set GUILE_LOAD_PATH="../usr/shr/**guile/1.8"
> -- same error
> The same appears with each of these settings:
> GUILE_LOAD_PATH="../usr/shr/**guile/1.8"
> GUILE_LOAD_PATH="C:/Program Files (x86)/LilyPond/usr/shr/guile/**1.8"
> GUILE_LOAD_PATH="C:/Program Files (x86)/LilyPond/usr/share/**guile/1.8"
> GUILE_LOAD_PATH="C:\Program Files (x86)\LilyPond\usr\share\**guile\1.8"
>
> Let's check if the directory in GUILE_LOAD_PATH is valid:
> C:\> dir /b %GUILE_LOAD_PATH%\ice-9\bo*
> boot-9.scm
>
> Now I am convinced that the GUILE_LOAD_PATH is correct. But I failed to
> start the GUILE prompt. Is there something that I have missed? Is there a
> way to learn Scheme with my Lilypond 2.14.2?
>
> I am running Lilypond on Windows-7 (64bit) German.
>
> Regards,
> Helge
>

Greetings, Helge -

I am running LilyPond 1.14.2 under Windows XP SP3. I can run LY, and cannot
duplicate your error. I've copied it back to the user list, since I cannot
confirm the problem as a bug. Can anyone out there help Helge?

Take care,

Ralph