Re: IcedTea is not linking correctly with libjvm.so

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Roel Janssen <address@hidden> writes:

>  gnu/packages/java.scm | 12 ++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
> index 95fba20e8..81cfdc132 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
> @@ -1404,6 +1404,18 @@ bootstrapping purposes.")
>                   (copy-recursively "openjdk.build/j2re-image" jre)
>                   (copy-recursively "openjdk.build/j2sdk-image" jdk))
>                 #t))
> +           ;; Some of the libraries in the lib/amd64 folder link to 
> libjvm.so.  But that
> +           ;; shared object is located in the server/ folder, so it cannot 
> be found.
> +           ;; This phase creates a symbolic link in the lib/amd64 folder so 
> that the
> +           ;; other libraries can find it.
> +           ;;
> +           ;; See 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-10/msg00169.html
> +           (add-after 'install 'install-libjvm
> +             (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
> +               (let* ((lib-path (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out") 
> "/lib/amd64")))
> +                 (system* "ln" "--symbolic"
> +                          (string-append lib-path "/server/libjvm.so")
> +                          (string-append lib-path "/libjvm.so")))))

Please use (symlink foo bar) instead of calling the “ln” tool.  Also end
the phase with #t.

Other than that I think it’s fine as a workaround.  Please also add a
FIXME to the comment, so that we can revisit this later.

Thanks!

-- 
Ricardo

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