package compilation failure leads to asdf error

[Nathan Bird]

Trying to install Lift, I get:

; compilation aborted because of fatal error:
; SB-INT:SIMPLE-READER-PACKAGE-ERROR at 7651 (line 199, column 39) on #<SB-SYS:FD-STREAM
; for "file /usr/local/lib/sbcl/site/lift/dev/utilities.lisp"
; {1003CDDC31}>:
; package "MOP" not found
;
; compilation aborted after 0:00:00.135

Which wouldn't be so bad, but asdf2 calls delete-file-if-exists to clean up (line 2981). Since the file doesn't exist this ends up getting down to (probe-file nil) which throws an error in sbcl.

The value NIL
is not of type
  (OR (VECTOR CHARACTER) (VECTOR NIL) BASE-STRING PATHNAME
      STREAM).
   [Condition of type TYPE-ERROR]

SBCL 1.0.40
ASDF 2.003

[Nathan Bird (ecthellion)]

My suggestion, and it fixed it for me, is merely add a null check for the argument in delete-file-if-exists.

[Faré (fahree)]

This was reported and was fixed in 2.110.

I probably should release it as 2.004.

[Gary King (gwking)]

Hi Nathan, the lift bug is also fixed in github (though Tamas may have found another one).

From my iPhone to you…

On Jul 9, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Nathan Bird <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Trying to install Lift, I get:
>
> ; compilation aborted because of fatal error:
> ; SB-INT:SIMPLE-READER-PACKAGE-ERROR at 7651 (line 199, column 39) on #<SB-SYS:FD-STREAM
> ; for "file /usr/local/lib/sbcl/site/lift/dev/utilities.lisp"
> ; {1003CDDC31}>:
> ; package "MOP" not found
> ;
> ; compilation aborted after 0:00:00.135
>
> Which wouldn't be so bad, but asdf2 calls delete-file-if-exists to clean
> up (line 2981). Since the file doesn't exist this ends up getting down
> to (probe-file nil) which throws an error in sbcl.
>
> The value NIL
> is not of type
> (OR (VECTOR CHARACTER) (VECTOR NIL) BASE-STRING PATHNAME
> STREAM).
> [Condition of type TYPE-ERROR]
>
>
> SBCL 1.0.40
> ASDF 2.003
>
> ** Affects: asdf
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: sbcl
>
> --
> package compilation failure leads to asdf error
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/603678
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to ASDF.
>
> Status in Another System Definition Facility: New
>
> Bug description:
> Trying to install Lift, I get:
>
> ; compilation aborted because of fatal error:
> ; SB-INT:SIMPLE-READER-PACKAGE-ERROR at 7651 (line 199, column 39) on #<SB-SYS:FD-STREAM
> ; for "file /usr/local/lib/sbcl/site/lift/dev/utilities.lisp"
> ; {1003CDDC31}>:
> ; package "MOP" not found
> ;
> ; compilation aborted after 0:00:00.135
>
> Which wouldn't be so bad, but asdf2 calls delete-file-if-exists to clean up (line 2981). Since the file doesn't exist this ends up getting down to (probe-file nil) which throws an error in sbcl.
>
> The value NIL
> is not of type
> (OR (VECTOR CHARACTER) (VECTOR NIL) BASE-STRING PATHNAME
> STREAM).
> [Condition of type TYPE-ERROR]
>
>
> SBCL 1.0.40
> ASDF 2.003
>
>

[Faré (fahree)]

Was released in 2.004 indeed (which is same as 2.111)

[Andrei Dziahel (develop7)]

Hello all.

I've hit exactly this bug in Ubuntu Maverick while installing hunchentoot (which depends from lift). Is it possible to release an upgraded package for Ubuntu (or, at least in PPA)? Or backport this fix to 1.704?

Thanks in advance.

[Faré (fahree)]

I have no contact with Ubuntu developers, but yes, upgrading ASDF to 2.009 (or 2.010 if it's available by then) would be a great idea.

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