Building Shen from source

[Dallin Dahl]

I've tried several ways to build shen from the sources provided, so as to be able to hack on them.  However, when I follow the instructions in the Sources directory for the 39.1 kernel, I get the following error:

occurs? is a system function

I'm using the sbcl version of shen compiled from the provided klambda files, on Linux.  I've also tried using that version to compile the code at the shen-sources repo, but I get the error:

expt is a system function

I really prefer the sbcl runtime to chez scheme, but I can't seem to get it to build.  Am I missing something obvious?

Thanks!

--Dallin

[dr.mt...@gmail.com]

I think what is happening is that you are trying to rebuild from scratch using a Shen

with stlib included.  By default, the SBCL implementation comes with stlib loaded.

Unfortunately some internal kernel functions have the same names as stlib ones

and so you get these overwrite errors.  You need a Shen without stlib to generate the

new KL files.  To do this you can use Bruno's version which AFAIK lacks stlib as a default

or you can generate your own by installing Shen under SBCL but removing the lines.

(cd "Lib")
(load "install.shen")
(cd "")
(tc '-)

which install stlib.

Mark

[Dallin Dahl]

Thanks for looking at it. I tried commenting out those 4 lines
in install.lsp, but I'm still getting the same error about the
occurs? function.

Thanks!
--Dallin

[dr.mt...@gmail.com]

Just got back.  This is easy to fix.  Mail tomorrow.

Mark

[dr.mt...@gmail.com]

OK; the fix is in 39.2.  It's a name clash problem.  In the install for 39.2 you are given the

option of installing the library.  Say no in your case.  You can then use the resulting image to 

boot your version of Shen.

Mark

[Dallin Dahl]

That works. Thanks!