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Bug 70476 - cmucl lisp 19a says "Cannot find core file" on startup
Summary: cmucl lisp 19a says "Cannot find core file" on startup
Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Development (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Common Lisp Bugs
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Reported: 2004-11-08 09:40 UTC by Daniel Thaler
Modified: 2007-07-15 15:36 UTC (History)
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Description Daniel Thaler 2004-11-08 09:40:36 UTC
When compiling GNU maxima (or just typing lisp on the commandline) you get
"Cannot find core file".
This is due to the core file being called lisp-dist.core (in /usr/lib/cmucl/) rather than lisp.core
If lisp.core is created as a symlink to lisp-dist.core everything magically works again.
Is there any reason why the core file is not called lisp.core?

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. install dev-lisp/cmucl-19a
2. type "lisp"

Actual Results:  
Cannot find core file 

Expected Results:
Comment 1 Matthew Kennedy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-11-14 14:51:54 UTC
During the installation of dev-lisp/cmucl-19a, code from dev-lisp/common-lisp-controller, dev-lisp/asdf and dev-lisp/defsystem3 is loaded into a Lisp image and then written out to the filesystem as /usr/lib/cmucl/lisp.core.  The original, "untouched" image is saved as /usr/lib/cmucl/dist-lisp.core.

Either should work OK with maxima.

If you have a dist-lisp.core and no lisp.core, then it means there's a problem with out dev-lisp/cmucl port.  Can you provide the output of "emerge dev-lisp/cmucl" and "emerge info"?  Send via email if possible.
Comment 2 Matthew Kennedy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-11-14 14:52:55 UTC
Sorry, in the above, I meant /usr/lib/cmucl/lisp-dist.core, not dist-lisp.core
Comment 3 Matthew Kennedy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-11-14 17:47:22 UTC
Thanks for the email and the log output.  I didn't see anything out of place, it looks like the controller image was saved successfully.  I'm hesitant to close this bug for now until I've had time to try a stage3 chrooted + emerge cmucl.
Comment 4 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-09-03 02:41:52 UTC
What's the status here?
Comment 5 Marijn Schouten (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-07-15 14:16:19 UTC
Daniel, please try to reproduce with the latest ebuild, 19d_p2 atm.
Comment 6 Daniel Thaler 2007-07-15 15:27:58 UTC
I could certainly emerge the new ebuild, but ... reproduce the bug?!
I reported this in '04!
My entire setup has changed _completely_ since then: new computer (x86_64), new userspace, ...
I also notice that these days cmucl isn't even among the dependencies if I were to emerge maxima... so I'm not entirely sure how I could test it, given that I don't know the first thing about coding with lisp.
Comment 7 Marijn Schouten (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-07-15 15:36:33 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> I could certainly emerge the new ebuild, but ... reproduce the bug?!
> I reported this in '04!
> My entire setup has changed _completely_ since then: new computer (x86_64), new
> userspace, ...

I'm sorry this bug has by lying around for so long. I've only joined common-lisp herd since a few weeks/.

> I also notice that these days cmucl isn't even among the dependencies if I 
> were to emerge maxima... so I'm not entirely sure how I could test it, given  
> that I don't know the first thing about coding with lisp.

Well, if this isn't a problem for you anymore, then there's no need to test anything. Thank you for your response.