GNU bug report logs - #32580
Setting variables %load-should-autocompile and GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE in ~/.guile doesn't prevent compiling

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Package: guile;

Reported by: seamus phenetols <seamusphenetols <at> yandex.com>

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 23:47:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Taylan Kammer <taylan.kammer <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 32580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: seamus phenetols <seamusphenetols <at> yandex.com>
Cc: "32580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <32580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#32580: Setting variables %load-should-autocompile and
 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE in ~/.guile doesn't prevent compiling
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2018 14:59:15 -0400

Hello Seamus,

seamus phenetols <seamusphenetols <at> yandex.com> writes:

> Hello MC,
>
>> My guess is that setting GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE dynamically in your ~/.guile
>> is too late; the Guile process would have already been fire-up without
>> it set early enough to take effect (just a guess).
>
> I assumed ~/.guile would be evaluated before any script.  Perhaps I am mistaken.
>
>> Try exporting the GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE variable before running your
>> program, or setting it inline in front of your guile command:
>
> Yes, that does work.  Now every time I want to disable autocompile I must:
>
> GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 guile ~/scheme/hello.scm

As I wrote, you can also export the variable:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
export GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

To make it permanent you can define such a line in your ~/.profile or
~/.bash_profile, and logout/login into your session to have it effective.

The Guile reference manual only defines two means to control
auto-compilation:

1. Setting the GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE environment variables (which, being an
environment variable, should be defined as such, as explained above)

2. Using the --no-auto-compile option passed directly to the guile
interpreter.

Let me know if this addresses your issue.

Thank you,

Maxim
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