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[Giovanni Piredda <address@hidden>]

Ok, I have sent it to you only as it is not useful to send it to everyone.


G.

On 21.03.20 13:32, Massimiliano Gubinelli wrote:
> Show me the full output. I'm not sure what is going on.
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> > On 21. Mar 2020, at 13:30, Giovanni Piredda <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > It is that. Now TeXmacs starts compiling, then crashes after the window 
> > appears (without menus).
> >
> > The first time the error seems this to me (I left it directed to stderr and 
> > these are the two last lines of the output, I guess the first one is output, 
> > the second is error)
> >
> > TeXmacs/texmacs-guile3/src/TeXmacs/progs/version/version-kbd.scm.go
> > ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 28375, errno = 32
> >
> > I then run it redirecting stderr, it crashes immediately now, if interesting 
> > can either send you the file with the errors or can paste its contents here 
> > on the mailing list.
> >
> >
> > G.
> >
> >
> > On 21.03.20 13:17, Massimiliano Gubinelli wrote:
> > > You can run without installation, just to check. I do not know how 
> > > installation works on Linux.
> > >
> > >  From the source directory (where ./configure is) you can run
> > >
> > > TEXMACS_PATH=$PWD/TeXmacs TeXmacs/bin/texmacs.bin
> > >
> > > and should work.
> > >
> > > Max
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 21. Mar 2020, at 13:06, Giovanni Piredda <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I recompiled it with the branch guile3. The behaviour is the same: (version) 
> > > > gives 1.8.8.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Configure outputs
> > > >
> > > > configure: Guile version 2.0
> > > > configure: Guile data path: /usr/share/guile/2.0
> > > >
> > > > (I checked running ./configure again after I have compiled and installed, but 
> > > > it is irrelevant as far as I know).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am suspecting a different thing: that the command ./texmacs (run from the 
> > > > installation directory) does not run the TeXmacs I have just installed but 
> > > > the copy I have set as default by exporting $TEXMACS_PATH at login
> > > >
> > > > To this point: what does the line in the shell script
> > > >
> > > > if [ -z "$TEXMACS_PATH" ] ;
> > > >
> > > > do? Does it check whether $TEXMACS_PATH exists? In this case that is the reason why the 
> > > > "usual" TeXmacs get run, that is $TEXMACS_PATH is already set in my shell.
> > > >
> > > > I have tried running the shell script without the ifs, that is, reduced
> > > >
> > > > if [ -z "$TEXMACS_PATH" ] ; then
> > > >    TEXMACS_PATH=${datarootdir}/TeXmacs
> > > >    export TEXMACS_PATH
> > > >    if [ -z "$TEXMACS_BIN_PATH" ] ; then
> > > >      TEXMACS_BIN_PATH=${exec_prefix}/libexec/TeXmacs
> > > >      export TEXMACS_BIN_PATH
> > > >    fi
> > > > else
> > > >    TEXMACS_BIN_PATH="$TEXMACS_PATH"
> > > >    export TEXMACS_BIN_PATH
> > > > fi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > to
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > TEXMACS_PATH=${datarootdir}/TeXmacs
> > > >    export TEXMACS_PATH
> > > >
> > > > TEXMACS_BIN_PATH=${exec_prefix}/libexec/TeXmacs
> > > >      export TEXMACS_BIN_PATH
> > > >
> > > > and TeXmacs starts the compilation, then crashes: this makes me think I am 
> > > > going in the right direction.
> > > >
> > > > I am seeing that the environments variables exported in this way are valid only in the 
> > > > terminal where I defined them, so this keeps the "usual" TeXmacs running when 
> > > > calling it from other terminal windows, and this means I can experiment easily. I would 
> > > > need a hint on how to go on.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Giovanni
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 21.03.20 12:31, Massimiliano Gubinelli wrote:
> > > > > --enable-guile2 does not do much.
> > > > >
> > > > > You would have to check the output from configure and see if TeXmacs pick up 
> > > > > the right guile.
> > > > >
> > > > > Use the branch guile3 or qt5+guile2 on my github account mgubi/texmacs
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Best
> > > > > Max
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > On 21. Mar 2020, at 12:13, Giovanni Piredda <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > which guile-config
> > > > > >
> > > > > > returns
> > > > > >
> > > > > > /usr/bin/guile-config
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and
> > > > > >
> > > > > > guile-config --version
> > > > > >
> > > > > > returns
> > > > > >
> > > > > > guile-config - Guile version 2.0.13
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I suspect I cloned the wrong branch (although I do not understand why, if 
> > > > > > this were the case, --enable-guile2 was accepted by the ./configure command). 
> > > > > > I cloned it again and I am compiling it again.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Giovanni
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 21.03.20 12:03, Massimiliano Gubinelli wrote:
> > > > > > > Usually it is enough to change your PATH variable in such a way that 
> > > > > > > configure find the right 'guile-config'. Do
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > which guile-config
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > to check.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Max
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 21. Mar 2020, at 11:47, Giovanni Piredda <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 21.03.20 11:41, Kovács Zoltán wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Dear all,
> > > > > > > > > after several emails with Max I finally managed to compile TeXmacs 1.99.12 on 
> > > > > > > > > Ubuntu 18.04 with guile-2.2. I used his branches qt5 and guile2 (however, he 
> > > > > > > > > already merged them into one branch). The compilation was smooth when adding 
> > > > > > > > > the option --enable-guile2 when launching the configure script.
> > > > > > > > > image.png
> > > > > > > > > Ubuntu 18.04 has Qt version 5.9.5.
> > > > > > > > I thought I had also compiled it - I used --enable-guile2 in the ./configure 
> > > > > > > > command, but (version) is giving me 1.8.8. I know that I am running the one I 
> > > > > > > > compiled as I am invoking it with the full path. Any suggestions?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Giovanni