install slib-guile hangs on activation

[Charles Day]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 5:53 AM, danstadler <danstadler at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Charles -
>
> I'm trying to configure gnucash manually.  Here's why:  when I try "sudo
> port install gnucash", the process hangs right away, when it tries to
> extract the .lzma compressed file.  I've installed the ports of lzma and
> lzmautils, neither one seems to be helping.  But, I can just run the port
> phases individually.
>
> However, the port phase "configure" also just hangs, so I'm just run it
> manually as well.  I have no idea why it hangs, but it seems to hang right
> off the bat (I can't see any activity in the directory, as I normally do
> when ports are in the configure phase).
>
> After a total head-slap, I realized my question about running the patch was
> pointless; I can just run "sudo port patch gnucash" and the patch is done.
> But, "sudo port configure gnucash" still just hangs.
>
> The good news is that after I did the patch, and (based on your note about
> guile16) installed slib-guile16, the configure stage is now running great
> (manually, that is...).  I'm still having to stop and build a lot of
> dependencies, but they are all building without hitches to this point.
>
> Why do you think the lzma and the configure steps might be hanging?
>

No idea about the lzma part, but I know that the gnucash configure step will
fail if the configure file hasn't been patched to look for guile16 and
slib-guile16 instead of guile and slib-guile. It either hangs (if you have
slib-guile) or just fails (if you don't).

So bottom line, the gnucash configure file is no good to you unpatched. For
me, macports takes care of that patching. But for you, maybe it isn't being
done because of the botched lzma step.


> - dan
>

-Charles

Charles Day wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 12:15 PM, danstadler <danstadler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> anyone have any luck on this?  I've got the same hang, and it blocks me
> >> from
> >> installing gnucash.
> >>
> >
> > The gnucash port depends on slib-guile16, not slib-guile, so it should
> > still
> > be installable. It works for me. Are you trying to compile GnuCash
> > yourself
> > rather than "port install gnucash"?
> >
> >
> >> I don't know much about slib or guile, or maybe I'd look into the code
> >> myself...
> >>
> >> TIA-
> >>
> >> dan
> >>
> >
> >
>
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