Re: [Chicken-users] Diagnosing Compile Issues

[Felix]

From: David N Murray <address@hidden>
Subject: [Chicken-users] Diagnosing Compile Issues
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:01:05 -0400 (EDT)

> Hi all,
> 
> I have a source file that appears to load fine in csi but won't compile
> with csc.  Any advice on how to diagnose what the compiler is
> complaining about?
> 
> $ csi
> 
> CHICKEN
> (c)2008-2011 The Chicken Team
> (c)2000-2007 Felix L. Winkelmann
> Version 4.6.7
> macosx-unix-gnu-x86-64 [ 64bit manyargs dload ptables ]
> compiled 2011-04-12 on sauron.local (Darwin)
> 
> #;1> ,l bars.scm
> ; loading bars.scm ...
> [snip loadings...]
> ; loading /usr/local/lib/chicken/6/type-checks.so ...
> ; loading /usr/local/lib/chicken/6/type-errors.so ...
> ; loading ./tick.so ...
> #;1> ,q
> $ csc -s bars.scm -j bars
> 
> Error: accumulator518: procedure `accumulator518' called with wrong number
> of arguments
> 
> Error: shell command terminated with non-zero exit status 256:
> /usr/local/bin/chicken bars.scm -output-file bars.c -dynamic -feature
> chicken-compile-shared -emit-import-library bars
> $
> 
> I don't have any idea what accumulator518 is, so I can't figure out what
> the compiler is complaining about.  I've tried 'csc -kt bars.scm,' but
> that's not leaving bars.c behind.  I also tried 'chicken bars.scm
> -output-file bars.c' also. Is chicken not emitting bars.c because of the
> error?

Do you have a procedure called "accumulator" in bars.scm, or a macro
that expands into such a procedure definition? The .c file is indeed
not produced due to this error.


cheers,
felix