guile.m4 seems missing

guile.m4 seems missing

[Maurizio Boriani]

Hi all,
   while trying to build guix from latest git, I got an error:

./configure: line 7068: syntax error near unexpected token `retval,'
./configure: line 7068: `  GUILE_CHECK(retval,'

guile.m4 seems missing from m4 directory. Added it, run ./bootstrap and
then ./configure works fine.

thanks,

maurizio

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Re: guile.m4 seems missing

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Maurizio Boriani <baux@gnu.org> skribis:

>    while trying to build guix from latest git, I got an error:
>
> ./configure: line 7068: syntax error near unexpected token `retval,'
> ./configure: line 7068: `  GUILE_CHECK(retval,'
>
> guile.m4 seems missing from m4 directory. Added it, run ./bootstrap and
> then ./configure works fine.

Yes, the idea is to get third-party m4 files from the packages that
provide it (pkg.m4, guile.m4, etc.)  I know some projects prefer to copy
them locally to be on the safe side.  What’s your take on this?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

Re: guile.m4 seems missing

[Maurizio Boriani]

>>>>> "Ludovic" == Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

    Ludovic> Hi, Maurizio Boriani <baux@gnu.org> skribis:

    >> guile.m4 seems missing from m4 directory. Added it, run
    >> ./bootstrap and then ./configure works fine.

    Ludovic> Yes, the idea is to get third-party m4 files from the
    Ludovic> packages that provide it (pkg.m4, guile.m4, etc.)  I know
    Ludovic> some projects prefer to copy them locally to be on the safe
    Ludovic> side.  What’s your take on this?

guix too copy some of them in m4 directory by bootstrap script. 
Should be copied this one also? May I patch it for you?

I'm using guile installed on /opt/.

    Ludovic> Thanks, Ludo’.

thanks,

maurizio

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Re: guile.m4 seems missing

[Ludovic Courtès]

Maurizio Boriani <baux@gnu.org> skribis:

>>>>>> "Ludovic" == Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>     Ludovic> Hi, Maurizio Boriani <baux@gnu.org> skribis:
>
>     >> guile.m4 seems missing from m4 directory. Added it, run
>     >> ./bootstrap and then ./configure works fine.
>
>     Ludovic> Yes, the idea is to get third-party m4 files from the
>     Ludovic> packages that provide it (pkg.m4, guile.m4, etc.)  I know
>     Ludovic> some projects prefer to copy them locally to be on the safe
>     Ludovic> side.  What’s your take on this?
>
> guix too copy some of them in m4 directory by bootstrap script. 
> Should be copied this one also? May I patch it for you?

Currently the ‘bootstrap’ script doesn’t copy any m4 file.

I’m happy with things being this way.  I was just asking whether you had
strong feelings that our repo should contain all the m4 files.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

Re: guile.m4 seems missing

[Maurizio Boriani]

>>>>> "Ludovic" == Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

    >> 
    >> guix too copy some of them in m4 directory by bootstrap script.
    >> Should be copied this one also? May I patch it for you?

    Ludovic> Currently the ‘bootstrap’ script doesn’t copy any m4 file.
    Ludovic> I’m happy with things being this way.  I was just asking
    Ludovic> whether you had strong feelings that our repo should
    Ludovic> contain all the m4 files.

I know, in you repo there only m4/guix.m4 (your own macros).

Not bootstrap directly copy, but indirectly during 'autoreconf -vfi'. 
I was looking if is a bug which guile.m4 isn't copied too or not but
'til now I didn't investigate it deeply, may be something wrong with 
my /opt guile installation.  

    Ludovic> Thanks, Ludo’.

thanks,

maurizio

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