Re: [Matlisp-devel] Install problem

[Raymond T. <toy...@gm...>]

>>>>> "Helmut" == Helmut Jarausch <jar...@sk...> writes:

    Helmut> Hi,
    Helmut> I have checked out the GIT version of Matlisp. To build the package
    Helmut> I've followed the instructions on the GIT web page:
    Helmut> autoreconf --install
    Helmut> configure  --enable-sbcl  --with-lisp-exec=/usr/bin/sbcl \
    Helmut>   --with-atlas=/usr/lib64/libatlas.so  --enable-static=no \
    Helmut>   --libdir=$PWD/lib
    Helmut> make

    Helmut> This fails:

    Helmut>  compiling file "/Src/Src/LANG/Lisp/matlisp-9999/packages.lisp" (written 09 MAR 2015 07:38:12 PM):
    Helmut> ; compiling (DEFPACKAGE "FORTRAN-FFI-ACCESSORS" ...)
    Helmut> debugger invoked on a SB-KERNEL:SIMPLE-PACKAGE-ERROR in thread
    Helmut> #<THREAD "main thread" RUNNING {1002D36953}>:
    Helmut>   The name "CFFI" does not designate any package.


    Helmut> I have the cffi package installed here.
    Helmut> When I do

    Helmut> (require :cffi)
    Helmut> (load packages.lisp)

    Helmut> it succeeds.

    Helmut> I'm using SBCL-1.2.9 here

Thanks for the report and fix!  I guess we need to add a dependency on
cffi before we start compiling the FFI accessors.

(I haven't built matlisp in ages, so it will take some time for me to
test and verify the fix.)

--
Ray