Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: GCL produces wrong EOL on mingw

[Vadim V. Zhytnikov]

Camm Maguire ?????:
> Hi Vadim, and thanks!
>
> First, could you repeat the failing run with *notify-gbc* turned on?
>
> Then, one should retry with gcl built with --enable-debug.  If the
> error persists, run in gdb, breaking at the error routine, find the
> address of the '/j' (i.e. foo->st.st_self+nnn), watch *(char *) at
> this address, and then rerun.
>
> This is terribly terse, but I think you know what I mean.  I cannot
> spot the issue as yet.
>
> Take care,
>
> "Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Camm!

Of course I'll do this. But as Mike suggest let's postpone it
for post 2.6.2 release.  I feel that this problem can delay
2.6.2 too much.  I'll be quite busy a week or two.

> > Mike Thomas ?????:
> >
> > > Hi everyone.
> > > I am not getting these file name errors with CVS Maxima and stable
> > > CVS ANSI GCL.  If someone can show me how to reproduce it on W2000
> > > or XP I can have a look.
> > > Are they related to the CLtL1 build or a particular OS?  Is anyone
> > > getting them now?
> >
> > To observe the problem it is necessary to replace
> >
> > #+:gcl(abs-name (file-namestring abs-dir))
> > #-:gcl(abs-name (ignore-errors (file-namestring abs-dir)))
> >
> > in defsystem.lisp
> >
> > by
> >
> > (abs-name (ignore-errors (file-namestring abs-dir)))
> >
> > I just rebuild latest GCL CVS (ANSI) and latest Maxima CVS
> > on top of it.  With
> >
> > #+:gcl(abs-name (file-namestring abs-dir))
> > #-:gcl(abs-name (ignore-errors (file-namestring abs-dir)))
> >
> > I have clean Maxima build. With
> >
> > (abs-name (ignore-errors (file-namestring abs-dir)))
> >
> > I still get a problem:
> >
> > ;    - Compiling module "prerequisites"
> > ;      - Compiling source file
> > "C:/msys/1.0/home/vadim/maxima/src/mormac.lisp"
> > Compiling C:/msys/1.0/home/vadim/maxima/src/mormac.lisp.
> > End of Pass 1.
> > End of Pass 2.
> > OPTIMIZE levels: Safety=0 (No runtime error checking), Space=0, Speed=3
> > Finished compiling binary-gcl/mormac.o.
> >
> > ;      - Loading binary file "binary-gcl/mormac.o"
> > Loading binary-gcl/mormac.o
> > start address -T 10314000 Finished loading binary-gcl/mormac.o
> >
> > ;      - Compiling source file
> > "C:/msys/1.0/home/vadim/maxima/src/compat.lisp"
> > Compiling C:/msys/1.0/home/vadim/maxima/src/compat.lisp.
> > Error in LET [or a callee]: Cannot create the file
> > binary-gcl/C:/msys/1.0/home/vadim/maxima/src/j/compat.data.
> >
> > Fast links are on: do (use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> > Broken at CONDITIONS::CLCS-OPEN.  Type :H for Help.
> >  1 (Continue) Retry opening file
> > #p"binary-gcl/C:/msys/1.0/home/vadim/maxima/src/j/compat.data".
> >  2 (Abort) Return to top level.
> > dbl:>>
> >
> > A few observations from my experience with the problem.
> > It 100% reproducible and compilation always stop at the same file
> > provided background GCL remains unchange.  It is enough to
> > rebuild GCL with any tiny modification and error jumps to
> > other file.
> >
> >
> >
> > > The only serious bug I can report at present is the ANSI test crash
> > > which I have tried to isolate a couple of times including this
> > > morning without success.  I'm happy to ignore it for 2.6.2 unless
> > > someone can find a quick fix, especially as the HEAD branch exhibits
> > > different, less severe, problems in the test.
> > > As to whether it is related to CT/LF issues , who would know.  I
> > > would expect it to be one off instead of two.
> > > On Monday I intend checking in the changes made during the installer
> > > saga, putting out a test package and then crossing my fingers for a
> > > merciful end to 2.6.2.
> > > Cheers
> > > Mike Thomas.
> > > Camm Maguire wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Greetings, and thanks for the pointer!  Mike, is this still extant?
> > > > Can you link this to anything else at all, especially a call to GBC?
> > > > Since the overlap always appears to be 2 chars wide, could this be
> > > > elated to the cr/lf problems we've been seeing?
> > > >
> > > > Take care,
> > > >
> > > > "Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <address@hidden> writes:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Camm Maguire ?????:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Vadim!  Can you give an example or pointer to a discussion on the
> > > > > > lists?
> > > > >
> > > > > Here you are!
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.math.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2003/006442.html
> > > > > http://www.math.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2004/006552.html
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Take care,
> > > > > > "Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <address@hidden> writes:


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