Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add erlang.

[Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 09:59:37PM +0100, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> I have used this package to build Elixir, a language on top of the
> Erlang VM. That is a complicated 'test' and so far it runs
> beautifully. I'll add a package for Elixir soon.

That's exactly the kind of test I was hoping someone would do :)

In the next couple days I'm going to fold the manpages into the erlang
recipe, proofread some more, and then apply the patch. Unless there are
objections, of course...

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Pj.
> 
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:40:46AM -0400, Leo Famulari wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:00:21PM -0700, Steve Sprang wrote:
> > > I don't have anything else packaged. I've only dabbled with Erlang myself.
> > > You can start a REPL with:
> > > 
> > > % erl
> > 
> > Okay, I was able to build this on x86_64 and cross-build to i686. Would
> > anyone like the test the build on armhf or mips64el?
> > 
> > I was able to run a "Hello world" program [0]:
> > 
> > ---
> > $ ./pre-inst-env guix environment --pure --ad-hoc erlang -- erl -noshell -eval 'io:fwrite("Hello, world!\n"), init:stop().'
> > Hello, world!
> > ---
> > 
> > The configure script was not finding OpenSSL, so I've modified the
> > package locally to provide the path.
> > 
> > I did something similar for `rm`. Also, I had to provide the path to
> > `sed` in 'erl/bin', which is just a small shell script.
> > 
> > I've attached my changes. What do you think?
> > 
> > The Nix package [1] might show the way for future improvements to this
> > package.
> > 
> > For example, the documentation (man pages) is distributed separately, so
> > I've attached a patch that adds them in their own package. But, they are
> > only 6 megabytes (erlang itself is 100 megabytes), so they should
> > probably be folded into the the erlang package.
> > 
> > [0]
> > http://erlangcentral.org/wiki/index.php/Hello_World
> > 
> > [1]
> > https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/R18.nix
> > 
> > > 
> > > -Steve
> > > On Mar 16, 2016 9:21 PM, "Leo Famulari" <leo@famulari.name> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 05:18:57PM -0700, Steve Sprang wrote:
> > > > > Oops, I didn't follow up on this. I made the suggested changes to the
> > > > > patch. I also bumped the version to 18.3, which has subsequently
> > > > > become available.
> > > >
> > > > This is awesome!
> > > >
> > > > Do you have any erlang programs packaged that we can try it out with? Or
> > > > is there some "hello world" thing I can try for this package?
> > > >
> 
> > From cafc65901667dab9a3773f637eba65a43346da1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > Message-Id: <cafc65901667dab9a3773f637eba65a43346da1a.1458574834.git.leo@famulari.name>
> > From: Steve Sprang <scs@stevesprang.com>
> > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 12:40:53 -0800
> > Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add erlang.
> > 
> > * gnu/packages/erlang.scm: New file.
> > * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
> > ---
> >  gnu-system.am           |   1 +
> >  gnu/packages/erlang.scm | 127 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 128 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 gnu/packages/erlang.scm
> > 
> > diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu-system.am
> > index f13a55d..4cc44df 100644
> > --- a/gnu-system.am
> > +++ b/gnu-system.am
> > @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
> >    gnu/packages/enchant.scm			\
> >    gnu/packages/engineering.scm			\
> >    gnu/packages/enlightenment.scm		\
> > +  gnu/packages/erlang.scm			\
> >    gnu/packages/fcitx.scm			\
> >    gnu/packages/feh.scm                          \
> >    gnu/packages/figlet.scm			\
> > diff --git a/gnu/packages/erlang.scm b/gnu/packages/erlang.scm
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..4f9d6e4
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/gnu/packages/erlang.scm
> > @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
> > +;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
> > +;;; Copyright © 2016 Steve Sprang <scs@stevesprang.com>
> > +;;;
> > +;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
> > +;;;
> > +;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> > +;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> > +;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
> > +;;; your option) any later version.
> > +;;;
> > +;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> > +;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> > +;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> > +;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
> > +;;;
> > +;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> > +;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> > +
> > +(define-module (gnu packages erlang)
> > +  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
> > +  #:use-module (guix packages)
> > +  #:use-module (guix download)
> > +  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
> > +  #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
> > +  #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
> > +  #:use-module (gnu packages tls))
> > +
> > +(define-public erlang
> > +  (package
> > +    (name "erlang")
> > +    (version "18.3")
> > +    (source (origin
> > +              (method url-fetch)
> > +              (uri (string-append
> > +                    "http://erlang.org/download/otp_src_"
> > +                    version
> > +                    ".tar.gz"))
> > +              (sha256
> > +               (base32
> > +                "1hy9slq9gjvwdb504dmvp6rax90isnky6chqkyq5v4ybl4lq3azx"))))
> > +    (build-system gnu-build-system)
> > +    (native-inputs
> > +     `(("perl" ,perl)))
> > +    (inputs
> > +     `(("ncurses" ,ncurses)
> > +       ("openssl" ,openssl)))
> > +    (arguments
> > +     `(#:configure-flags
> > +       (list (string-append "--with-ssl=" (assoc-ref %build-inputs "openssl")))
> > +       #:phases
> > +       (modify-phases %standard-phases
> > +	 (add-after 'patch-source-shebangs 'patch-source-env
> > +	   (lambda _
> > +	     (let ((escripts
> > +		    (append
> > +		     (find-files "." "\\.escript")
> > +		     (find-files "lib/stdlib/test/escript_SUITE_data/")
> > +		     '("erts/lib_src/utils/make_atomics_api"
> > +		       "erts/preloaded/src/add_abstract_code"
> > +		       "lib/diameter/bin/diameterc"
> > +		       "lib/reltool/examples/display_args"
> > +		       "lib/reltool/examples/mnesia_core_dump_viewer"
> > +		       "lib/snmp/src/compile/snmpc.src"
> > +		       "make/verify_runtime_dependencies"
> > +		       "make/emd2exml.in"))))
> > +	       (substitute* escripts
> > +		 (("/usr/bin/env") (which "env"))))))
> > +         (add-after 'unpack 'path-to-rm
> > +           (lambda _
> > +             (substitute* "erts/configure"
> > +               (("/bin/rm") (which "rm")))
> > +             (substitute* "lib/odbc/configure"
> > +               (("/bin/rm") (which "rm")))))
> > +         (add-before 'configure 'set-erl-top
> > +           (lambda _
> > +             (setenv "ERL_TOP" (getcwd))))
> > +         (add-after 'install 'patch-erl
> > +           ;; This only works after install.
> > +           (lambda _
> > +             (substitute* (string-append (assoc-ref %outputs "out") "/bin/erl")
> > +               (("sed") (which "sed"))))))
> > +       #:test-target "release_tests"))
> > +    (home-page "http://erlang.org/")
> > +    (synopsis "The Erlang programming language")
> > +    (description
> > +     "Erlang is a programming language used to build massively
> > +scalable soft real-time systems with requirements on high
> > +availability.  Some of its uses are in telecoms, banking, e-commerce,
> > +computer telephony and instant messaging.  Erlang's runtime system has
> > +built-in support for concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance.")
> > +    (license license:asl2.0)))
> > +
> > +(define-public erlang-manpages
> > +  ;; Keep in sync with 'erlang'!
> > +  (package
> > +    (name "erlang-manpages")
> > +    (version (package-version erlang))
> > +    (source (origin
> > +              (method url-fetch)
> > +              (uri (string-append "http://erlang.org/download/otp_doc_man_"
> > +                                  version ".tar.gz"))
> > +              (sha256
> > +               (base32
> > +                "1hpcr7a3dx2y9gnb53bvb4g6lyvbwigadl9s3f978s01x40f32wp"))))
> > +    (build-system trivial-build-system)
> > +    (arguments
> > +     '(#:modules ((guix build utils))
> > +       #:builder
> > +       (begin
> > +         (use-modules (guix build utils))
> > +         (let* ((gz  (assoc-ref %build-inputs "gzip"))
> > +                (tar (assoc-ref %build-inputs "tar"))
> > +                (out (assoc-ref %outputs "out"))
> > +                (man (string-append out "/share/man")))
> > +           (setenv "PATH" (string-append tar "/bin:" gz "/bin"))
> > +           (mkdir-p man)
> > +           (with-directory-excursion man
> > +             (zero? (system* "tar" "xvf"
> > +                             (assoc-ref %build-inputs "source"))))
> > +           (delete-file (string-append man "/PR.template"))
> > +           (delete-file (string-append man "/README"))))))
> > +    (native-inputs `(("tar" ,tar)
> > +                     ("gzip" ,gzip)))
> > +    (synopsis "Man pages of Erlang")
> > +    (description "This provides the man pages of Erlang.")
> > +    (home-page (package-home-page erlang))
> > +    (license license:asl2.0)))
> > -- 
> > 2.7.3
> > 
> 
> > From 5fb31a0190755b728f76775de7cea9cac54bde36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > Message-Id: <5fb31a0190755b728f76775de7cea9cac54bde36.1458574834.git.leo@famulari.name>
> > In-Reply-To: <cafc65901667dab9a3773f637eba65a43346da1a.1458574834.git.leo@famulari.name>
> > References: <cafc65901667dab9a3773f637eba65a43346da1a.1458574834.git.leo@famulari.name>
> > From: Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
> > Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 01:25:57 -0400
> > Subject: [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Add erlang-manpages.
> > 
> > * gnu/packages/erlang.scm (erlang-manpages): New variable.
> > ---
> >  gnu/packages/erlang.scm | 5 +++++
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/gnu/packages/erlang.scm b/gnu/packages/erlang.scm
> > index 4f9d6e4..e90a7b7 100644
> > --- a/gnu/packages/erlang.scm
> > +++ b/gnu/packages/erlang.scm
> > @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
> >  ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
> >  ;;; Copyright © 2016 Steve Sprang <scs@stevesprang.com>
> > +;;; Copyright © 2016 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
> >  ;;;
> >  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
> >  ;;;
> > @@ -21,11 +22,15 @@
> >    #:use-module (guix packages)
> >    #:use-module (guix download)
> >    #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
> > +  #:use-module (guix build-system trivial)
> > +  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
> > +  #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
> >    #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
> >    #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
> >    #:use-module (gnu packages tls))
> >  
> >  (define-public erlang
> > +  ;; Keep in sync with 'erlang-manpages'!
> >    (package
> >      (name "erlang")
> >      (version "18.3")
> > -- 
> > 2.7.3
> > 
> 
> 
> --