[EQL5] Slow startup

[pls.153]

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 1:30 PM, Erik Winkels <aerique at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> I've alleviated my slow startup somewhat by
>
> diff --git a/make.lisp b/make.lisp
> index 41d4e3d..52b05b6 100644
> --- a/make.lisp
> +++ b/make.lisp
> @@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
> (asdf:make-build "app"
> :monolithic t
> :type :static-library
> - :prologue-code '(require :ecl-quicklisp)
> + :prologue-code '(progn (require :sb-bsd-sockets)
> + (require :asdf))
> :move-here "./"
> :init-name "init_lib_APP__ALL_SYSTEMS")

ok, so I just tried to build a dummy app on the desktop (problem is the same there) with the dependencies listed in your ASDF definitions.
I added :uiop as an additional dependency (both in *.asd and 'dependencies.lisp'), but this still didn't work without adding :asdf.

But after the following hack (in 'make.lisp') I was able to run the app without startup errors:

  :prologue-code '(progn
                    (require :sb-bsd-sockets)
                    (defpackage uiop/os)
                    (defpackage uiop/pathname)
                    (defpackage uiop/filesystem)
                    (defpackage asdf/operate)
                    (defpackage asdf/lisp-action)
                    ;;(require :asdf)
                    )

As you can see, creating some dummy packages and excluding ASDF worked (of course you need to test if your app still works this way).

Paul