Sheldon Newhouse wrote:
> Hello,
> I just upgraded a Fedora Core 6 to a Fedora Core 8, and I am having
> problems building maxima from source.
>
> 1. I installed the default cmucl via 'yum'.
>
> 2. ./configure in /usr/local/src/maxima-5.19.1 gives
> cmucl runtime is "/usr/lib/cmucl/lib/../bin/lisp"
> Cannot find core file
> Based on lisp binary path `/usr/lib/cmucl/lib/../bin/lisp'
> configure: error: unable to run cmucl runtime =
> "/usr/lib/cmucl/lib/../bin/lisp".
> Please specify the full path of the cmucl runtime using the
> --with-cmucl-runtime=<path>
>
>
> OK, so they must have the default locations in different directories.
>
> So,
> ./configure --with-cmucl-runtime=/usr/bin/cmucl
>
> produces a make file
> config.status: creating locale/Makefile
> .
> .
> .
>
> Summary:
> CMUCL enabled. Executable name: "lisp"
> cmucl runtime is "/usr/bin/cmucl"
> default lisp: cmucl
> wish executable name: "wish"
>
> 3. make works OK
>
> 4. Now, make install
> /usr/bin/install -c /usr/bin/cmucl
> "/usr/local/lib/maxima/5.19.1/binary-cmucl/cmucl"
> make[2]: *** No rule to make target `numerical/slatec/README', needed by
> `install-datafiles'. Stop.
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/maxima-5.19.1/src'
> make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/maxima-5.19.1/src'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> [root at gumbie maxima-5.19.1]#
>
> I tried this with versions back to 5.17 and the same error occurs.
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
> -sen
>
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>
Stupid--I had backed up the /usr/local/src/ directory to a WD Passport
with a vfat filesystem. When I copied the stuff back to the new Fedora
box, the riles README were converted to lower case readme, so the
makefiles couldn't find the right files.
Unpacked the original *.tar.gz file and all is well.
-sen