Re: open-socket-for-uri returns string, but integer is needed

[Aleix Conchillo Flaqué]

Hi,

This is just a guess but do you have GnuTLS Guile bindings installed? You
are using https on the first one.

In Debian I believe it's guile-gnutls.

Best,

Aleix


On Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 5:38 AM <mbcladwell@stihie.net> wrote:

>
> Hi,
> On Debian 10, Guile 3.0.4 I need to create a socket:
>
> mbc@HP8300:~$ guile
> GNU Guile 3.0.4
> Copyright (C) 1995-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> Enter `,help' for help.
> scheme@(guile-user)> (use-modules (web client))
> scheme@(guile-user)> (open-socket-for-uri
> "https://blockchain.info/q/24hrprice";)
> $1 = #<input-output: file 7f09b60b0e00>
> scheme@(guile-user)> (open-socket-for-uri "http://localhost:3000/123";)
> $2 = #<input-output: socket 14>
> scheme@(guile-user)>
>
> A local http looks good - returns an integer socket.
> A remote https uri returns file 7f09b60b0e00 which is rejected by
> downstream functions requiring a port/integer e.g. (http-get ....
> #:port )
>
> I get the same results on Guile 2.2.7 in a Guix protected environment.
> What am I doing wrong - how do I get an integer returned?
> Thanks
> Mortimer
>
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