[cxml-devel] patch - cxml.asd - *.lisp on 'runes' component pathnames

[Sean Champ]

Hello,

I was trying to build CXML, when I encountered an error from ASDF -- something
to the effect of "NIL is not of type REAL" -- that indicating a problem in
regards to a component's pathname, within a system definition.

Upon looking into the matter, it became apparent that the problem was in
regards to the component-pathname for the 'runes' component in the cxml-runes
system. The pathname-name is explicitly established for the component, with no
corresponding pathname-type.

Going by the ASDF release versioned 1.93, from the CCLAN repository :
When ASDF tries to determine a component's pathname, then when that component
has a :pathname explicitly set for it, ASDF will use that explicit
pathname, merged onto  the pathname  for the component's containing
module. When the explicit pathname has no pathname-type, then the resulting
component-pathname will have no pathname-type.

Without the pathname-type being set on the 'runes' pathname in the cxml-runes
system, it appears it will be impossible to operate on the cxml-runes system,
in some configurations. I'm using ASDF 1.93 from CCLAN and SBCL 0.9.14,
here.

I'm not sure how cxml has been built in other systems. On my own host, the
patch attached to this message is necessary for that the cxml-runes system may
be compiled by way of ASDF. In the patch, the pathname-type "lisp"  is added
to the respective pathnames.


That aside, I'd like to voice a word of appreciation for that CXML is
available. Thank you.



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Sean Champ
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RCS file: /project/cxml/cvsroot/cxml/cxml.asd,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -p -u -r1.11 cxml.asd
--- cxml.asd	24 Jan 2006 19:35:58 -0000	1.11
+++ cxml.asd	16 Aug 2006 13:27:09 -0000
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 (format t "~&;;; Building cxml with (UNSIGNED-BYTE 16) RUNES~%")
 
 #+rune-is-character
-(format t "~&;;; Building cxml with CHARACTER RUNES~%") 
+(format t "~&;;; Building cxml with CHARACTER RUNES~%")
 
 (defsystem :cxml-runes
     :default-component-class closure-source-file
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
      (:file "definline")
      (:file runes
             :pathname
-             #-rune-is-character "runes"
-             #+rune-is-character "characters")
+             #-rune-is-character "runes.lisp"
+             #+rune-is-character "characters.lisp")
      #+rune-is-integer (:file "utf8")
      (:file "syntax")
      (:file "encodings")