Re: SLIB and ice-9 slib module

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Sebastian Tennant <address@hidden> writes:

> The documentation reads:
>
>   2. Define the `SCHEME_LIBRARY_PATH' environment variable:
>
>           $ SCHEME_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/slib/
>           $ export SCHEME_LIBRARY_PATH
>
>      Alternatively, you can create a symlink in the Guile directory to
>      SLIB, e.g.:
>
>           ln -s /usr/local/lib/slib /usr/local/share/guile/1.8/slib
>
> In my experience ONLY the symlink trick works

The details escape me right now, but I remember that Debian's `slib'
package has a different layout than a "make install" with prefix=/usr of
upstream SLIB.  This may explain why the `SCHEME_LIBRARY_PATH' trick
didn't work.

Thanks,
Ludovic.