Bug#316959: [cl-debian] Bug#316959: cmucl: lisp-dist.core not found, site-init not found, broken starup,

[René van Bevern]

On 27.06.05, John D. Hendrickson wrote:

Hello,

> Package: cmucl
> Version: 18e-10

The recent Debian stable features CMU Common Lisp 19a, also the
common-lisp-controller in use by you (3.88) is outdated and you should
consider upgrading. :)

> * cmucl binary names "lisp.core" using strings(1) but you distribute the
> file as lisp-dist.core.

This is correct. lisp-dist.core is the origininally-built core image. On
installation, the common-lisp-controller starts CMUCL with this image,
adds its own definitions plus the ASDF ones and dumps a new image as
lisp.core, so that ASDF and the CLC are available at cmucl startup. So
lisp.core is created by the installation process.

For details, investigate /usr/share/doc/common-lisp-controller/DESIGN.txt

> 2) what is "asdf" and why isn't it part of the origional distribution?

ASDF is "Another System Definition Facility", more information is at
http://www.cliki.net/asdf ... the common-lisp-controller should
integrate ASDF and itself into the CMUCL core image at installation.

> 3) why does cmucl_19a-release-20040728-11.diff include diffs to lisp.core

I can't find diffs to lisp.core in there.

> I know I'd *really* like to use readline - which is why I downloaded
> cmulc from www.cons.org/cmucl

Have you tried rlwrap already? :) It does not give you completion of
lisp symbols but allows for a history and command line editing. Just
call it as "rlwrap cmucl". You could also try Slime, a development
environment for Common Lisp, found there
http://pvaneynd.blogspot.com/2005/06/new-common-lisp-based-repositories.html
for Debian and there http://freshmeat.net/redir/slime/53825/url_homepage/slime

Do the problems occur with recent packages as well? Does the
installation script report any errors, is it run at all?
    René
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