Re: [Chicken-users] setup-download

[Peter Sommerfeld]

Hi Matt,

thanks for advice! The files are indeed in /usr/local/lib/chicken/7
I've changed it locally accordingly.

Because we are at it: Where can I get the source-code of the eggs.
The docus are a bit sparse and I would like to learn something from
the eggs.

Peter

PS: Sorry for double posting.

Am 26.03.2015 um 16:38 schrieb Matt Gushee:
> Hi, Peter--
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 6:03 AM, Peter Sommerfeld <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
>     I am new to scheme and chicken. I have installed 4.9.0.1 on DragonflyBSD
>
>
> Welcome to the crazy world of Scheme!
>
>     I have set the environment in .tcshrc
>          setenv CHICKEN_REPOSITORY $HOME/eggs/lib/chicken/4
>
>     and called:
>          chicken-install -init ~/eggs/lib/chicken/4
>
>
> You should be aware that the number at the end of the path is a 'binary
> compatibility version' for eggs, which is independent of the Chicken
> compiler version. The current binary version is 7, so the default egg
> repo location would be $SYSTEM_LIB_PATH/chicken/7. Here's [a little]
> more info:
>
> http://wiki.call-cc.org/chicken-hackers-guide#versions
>
> Given that you are manually setting the repo location, I don't know that
> using a different number will cause any problems. But you will need to
> change it periodically - I think the egg binary version certainly
> changes when the Chicken major version changes, but - given the number
> is now 7 - apparently on some other occasions too.
>
> --
> Matt Gushee
>
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