help with packaging a common lisp software

help with packaging a common lisp software

[cage]

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Hi!

I am trying to package this software:

https://notabug.org/cage/tinmop/

The program is written  in common lisp and it uses  both ASDF to build
the executable image (using SBCL compiler) and GNU autotools (for i18n
files, data files and installation).

I  am  struggling to  make  guix  build the  package,  if  i uses  the
gnu-build-system make  fails because SBCL  complains that it  can not
find ASDF.

But if i switch to asdf-build-system  i can compile the image (but not
the  executable) and  i fail  to  call make  (using `(invoke  "make"))
adding a  phase (i tried to  insert that "make" phase  after or before
several standard phases without luck.

I have no clue, given that i am  a novice both in guix and guile, i am
attaching here the  package definition file hoping  that someone could
give me suggestions to fix the issue.

The  package   define  several  other  libraries   needed,  seems  the
definition for them are working fine.

Bye and thanks in advance.
C.

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Re: help with packaging a common lisp software

[cage]

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On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 07:46:20PM +0100, cage wrote:

Hi!


> I am trying to package this software:
>
> https://notabug.org/cage/tinmop/

I kept working on  the file and with the help of a  friand of mine and
insipred by  the stumpwm definition  package i managed  to succeffully
compile the executable!

But now the  only problem is generate and install  (via autootols) the
manpage, the system configuration file and the i18n files.

I am  attaching the updated  package definition file.  Looking forward
for suggestions! :)

Bye!
C.

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Re: help with packaging a common lisp software

[cage]

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On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:03:02PM +0100, cage wrote:

Hi!

With help from many people i managed to build the package!

But there is  a single issue left, this program  uses ncurses for TUI,
when built with  guix it fails to render properly  the character. This
problem does not arises when compiling the software on the same machine
but without guix.

I would be glad if some one could confirm the issue on their machine.

To reproduce the problem just, after  the program starts, type ">" and
then type an  accented letter or even backspace, the  line will be all
messed up after typing.

Thank in advance!
C.

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Re: help with packaging a common lisp software

[Guillaume Le Vaillant]

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cage <cage-dev@twistfold.it> skribis:

> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:03:02PM +0100, cage wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> With help from many people i managed to build the package!
>
> But there is  a single issue left, this program  uses ncurses for TUI,
> when built with  guix it fails to render properly  the character. This
> problem does not arises when compiling the software on the same machine
> but without guix.
>
> I would be glad if some one could confirm the issue on their machine.
>
> To reproduce the problem just, after  the program starts, type ">" and
> then type an  accented letter or even backspace, the  line will be all
> messed up after typing.
>
> Thank in advance!
> C.

Hi,

I took a look at your file and it looks like you are using an old
version of Guix. The 'asd-system-name' parameter no longer exists and
has been replaced by the 'asd-systems' parameter several months ago.
At which commit is your Guix? (you can get it with the "guix describe"
command).

I made a few modifications to your file (in attachment) to make it work
with a more recent Guix, but Tinmop crashed when I tried to start it,
with the following error:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Loading configuration file shared.conf

#<SB-INT:SIMPLE-PROGRAM-ERROR "invalid number of arguments: ~S" {100BBD2663}> 
debugger invoked on a SB-INT:SIMPLE-PROGRAM-ERROR in thread
#<THREAD "main thread" RUNNING {1004698103}>:
  invalid number of arguments: 1

Type HELP for debugger help, or (SB-EXT:EXIT) to exit from SBCL.

restarts (invokable by number or by possibly-abbreviated name):
  0: [REPLACE-FUNCTION] Call a different function with the same arguments
  1: [CALL-FORM       ] Call a different form
  2: [ABORT           ] Exit from the current thread.

((LAMBDA NIL :IN RESOURCES-UTILS::GET-RESOURCE-FILE) #<SIMPLE-ERROR "Cannot find \"client\" in either \"/gnu/store/qpr0zxgq5r4jz9mvk5y7b8s5yrwhdglw-tinmop-0.5.2-1.ceb965d/share/tinmop/client\" or \"/home/guillaume/.local/share/tinmop//client\"." {100BBD1EA3}>) [external]
   error finding frame source: Bogus form-number: the source file has probably
                               changed too much to cope with.
   source: NIL
0] 
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Is there some extra configuration required to start the program
correctly?

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