Re: [Sbcl-devel] save-lisp-and-die behavior

[Nikodemus S. <nik...@ra...>]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:23 AM, Gustavo <gug...@gm...> wrote:
> I found and error trying to require :sb-bsd-sockets (or any sbcl contrib
> package) after saving a core image:

> Is this the default behavior? Or is this a bug?

This is normal and fixable. See INSTALL:

"1.2. Finding ancillary files

  The SBCL runtime needs to be able to find the ancillary files
  associated with it: the "sbcl.core" file, and the contrib modules.

  ...snip...

  Contributed modules are primarily looked for in "SBCL_HOME", or the
  directory the core resides in if "SBCL_HOME" is not set.
  ASDF:*CENTRAL-REGISTRY* serves as an additional fallback for
  ASDF-based modules."

(Obviously this should be elucidated elsewhere in the documentation as well...)

Cheers,

 -- Nikodemus