Re: [femlisp-user] getting errors on SuSE8.2

[Nicolas Neuss]

osman <address@hidden> writes:

> On Monday 15 December 2003 04:06, you wrote:
> >
> > Does OpenDX work using the command "dx" from the shell on which femlisp is
> > started?  The configuration of the DX via shell variables is not yet
> > correctly taken into account in the current Femlisp version.  A patch in
> > "femlisp:src;femlisp-config.lisp" should look about as follows:
> >
> > (defparameter *dx-path*
> >   (or
> >    #+cmu (let ((string (cdr (assoc :OPENDX_BINARY
> > ext:*environment-list*)))) (when string
> >          (probe-file (pathname string))))
> >    (probe-file (pathname "path:dx")))
> >   "The path to the Data Explorer executable.")
> >
> > Then you can set the environment variable OPENDX_BINARY in the shell where
> > Femlisp is started.  (Alternatively, you could set *dx-path* in
> > "femlisp:src;femlisp-config.lisp" to whatever you want.)
> >
> > If this does not help: What does backtrace say (type "backtrace" or "ba" at
> > the debugger prompt)?
> >
> 
> Nicolas,
> This is what I get when I type "ba" :  I set  in femlisp-config.lisp: 
> 
> (defparameter *dx-path* (pathname "/usr/local/bin/dx")
>   "The path to the Data Explorer executable.")


I tried installation now on a SuSe 8.3.  It works for me (modulo a problem
with the Savannah server).  Does

(ext::run-program *dx-path* '("-script" "-cache off" "-log on")
                  :input :stream :output nil :wait nil)

work?

Nicolas.