Re: Guile spb-linux Newbie

[Neil Jerram]

tbrooke <address@hidden> writes:

> I want to use guile with ncurses to create a project using spb-linux. I am
> new to this.

Welcome!

> spb is a modular linux that has addons that are libraries. 
>
> http://spblinux.sourceforge.net/
>
> I am not sure how compile this I have fedora on my main system but I want
> guile on my spb system. It seems I should be able to copy generic guile libs
> as addons

Is spb binary-compatible with Fedora?  If it is, I agree that you
should be able to copy over the Fedora guile libs.

> or else I need to compile the guile  libs with spb configuration
>
> Where do I start

Well, basically, grab a tarball, ./configure && make.

But there are some dependencies: GMP, readline and libltdl, if you're
happy to use our latest stable release (1.8.6).  A few more than this
if you want to use our snapshots or forthcoming pre-release of the new
2.0 series.  So you would need to install or build these dependencies
first, before trying to build Guile.

Is that the kind of information you wanted?  Please don't hesitate to
ask anything further.

    Neil