[Texmacs-dev] Re: TeXmacs

[Henri Lesourd]

Eugéne Suter wrote:
> Thanks for the fast reply!
> I see that Guile 1.8.1 is out, so i'll try to compile and upgrade the 
current 1.8.0 package to it and hope that it works.
> If not then i'l compile a static package as you suggested.

Eugéne Suter wrote:
> Well, 1.8.1 did the same thing, so I'll do a static compilation.
> However,  ./configure --help   does not indicate how to proceed with 
a static compile.
> Can you please indicate what extra flags are needed?

Eugéne Suter wrote:

> After looking through the website again i did find the procedure using 
> make STATIC_TEXMACS, and using Guile 1.6.8.
> However the build fails anyways with this error:
>
> Objects/dyn_link.o(.text+0x1347): In function `symbol_install(string, 
> string, void*&)':
> : warning: Using 'dlopen' in statically linked applications requires 
> at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
> /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/3.4.6/../../../../i486-slackware-linux/bin/ld: 
> cannot find -liconv
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[1]: *** [Objects/texmacs-static.bin] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory 
> `/home/easuter/software/compiled/TeXmacs-1.0.6.6-src/src'
> make: *** [STATIC_TEXMACS] Error 2
Argh.

But it seems that you can compile, you just get a problem
with the linking (namely, some library cannot be found) :
<<
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/3.4.6/../../../../i486-slackware-linux/bin/ld: 
cannot find -liconv
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>

After some googling, it appears to me that installing
the iconv library, cf. :
<<
http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/
>>

is rather likely the thing to do to solve your problem.

This address@hidden Guile compilation problem is
plaguing TeXmacs since 6 months now, so if
there is nobody else to have a look at this, I will
perhaps consider doing it (if it is feasible at all...).


> By the way, are there any forums where i can post for TeXmacs specific 
> help?
The one currently in the cc is the right one,
all the more because this problem goes a little
bit beyond my competencies & usual activities
in TeXmacs (although as I said, this problem
is lasting till a little bit long time, now...).


The two main forums for TeXmacs are :
<<
Developers: address@hidden
Users: address@hidden
>>

You can find all the details (as well as pointers on
the archives) at :
<<
http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/home/ml.en.html
>>


Best, Henri