[Gcl-devel] How to build gcl?

[Tim Josling]

Greetings

Why I want to build:

For profiling!

I downloaded the gclcvs package from the debian site but it would not
install because of library dependencies:

> gclcvs:
>   Depends: binutils-dev (>=2.18.1~cvs20071027-2) but
> 2.17.20070103cvs-0ubuntu2 is to be installed
>   Depends: libc6 (>=2.7-1) but 2.5-0ubuntu14 is to be installed
>   Depends: libncurses5 (>=5.6+20071006-3) but 5.5-5ubuntu2 is to be
> installed

I tried installing the gclcvs from Ubuntu which worked, but the
profiling is turned off... which was what I wanted the cvs version for
in the first place.


> /home2/gcl-cvs/gcl $>gclcvs
> GCL (GNU Common Lisp)  2.7.0 CLtL1    Dec  7 2006 08:09:37
> Source License: LGPL(gcl,gmp,pargcl), GPL(unexec,bfd,xgcl)
> Binary License:  GPL due to GPL'ed components: (XGCL READLINE BFD
> UNEXEC)
> Modifications of this banner must retain notice of a compatible
> license
> Dedicated to the memory of W. Schelter
> 
> Use (help) to get some basic information on how to use GCL.
> 
> Temporary directory for compiler files set to /tmp/
> 
> >(si::gprof)
> 
> Error: UNDEFINED-FUNCTION :NAME SYSTEM::GPROF NIL
> Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Signalled by EVAL.
> UNDEFINED-FUNCTION :NAME SYSTEM::GPROF NIL
> 
> Broken at EVAL.  Type :H for Help.
> >>

OK let's download the cvs and build it myself...

> ./configure --enable-gprof --enable-readline 
> ...lots

> time nice make
> ...

> cd unixport && echo '(time (let ((*features* (cons :pre-gcl
> *features*)))(load "boot.lisp")))' | ./saved_pre_gcl
> GCL (GNU Common Lisp)  2.7.0 CLtL1  profiling  Jan  3 2008 08:03:30
> Source License: LGPL(gcl,gmp,pargcl), GPL(unexec,bfd,xgcl)
> Binary License:  GPL due to GPL'ed components: (READLINE BFD UNEXEC)
> Modifications of this banner must retain notice of a compatible
> license
> Dedicated to the memory of W. Schelter
> 
> Use (help) to get some basic information on how to use GCL.
> 
> Temporary directory for compiler files set to /tmp/
> 
> >
> ;; Loading boot.lisp
> ;; Compiling ../lsp/gcl_c.lsp.
> ;; End of Pass 1.  
> ;; End of Pass 2.  
> ;; OPTIMIZE levels: Safety=3, Space=0, Speed=3, (Debug quality
> ignored)
> ;; Finished compiling ../lsp/gcl_c.o.
> ;; Loading /home2/gcl-cvs/gcl/lsp/gcl_c.o
> ;; start address -T 0xd89fe0 ;; Finished
> loading /home2/gcl-cvs/gcl/lsp/gcl_c.o
> real time       :      6.550 secs
> run-gbc time    :      5.460 secs
> child run time  :      0.260 secs
> gbc time        :      0.800 secs
> ;; Compiling ../lsp/gcl_listlib.lsp.
> ;; End of Pass 1.  
> ;; End of Pass 2.  
> ;; OPTIMIZE levels: Safety=3, Space=0, Speed=3, (Debug quality
> ignored)
> ;; Finished compiling ../lsp/gcl_listlib.o.
> ;; Loading /home2/gcl-cvs/gcl/lsp/gcl_listlib.o
> __stack_chk_fail is undefined
> 
> Error: ERROR "Cannot get relocated section contents
> "
> Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Signalled by LOAD1.
> ERROR "Cannot get relocated section contents
> "
> 
> Broken at LOAD1.  Type :H for Help.
> >>make: *** [unixport/saved_pre_gcl] Error 255
> 
> real    2m16.407s
> user    2m14.056s
> sys     0m4.056s

This is all on 
> uname -a: Linux tim-gcc 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 06:17:24
UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?root=gcl


> more /etc/lsb-release 
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.04
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=feisty
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.04"
> 

Any suggestions? 

By the way I got the cvs with the command
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:address@hidden:/sources/gcl co gcl

Previously I used "." instead of "gcl" as the modulename in the cvs co
command. That's why I got the clgtk/ directory also which appears to be
superfluous. See http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?root=gcl

Regards,
Tim Josling