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[PATCH 00/11] Update Racket to 8.4. Adjust Chez Scheme

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Reported by: Philip McGrath <philip <at> philipmcgrath.com>

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 15:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Merged with 53997

Done: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>

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From: Philip McGrath <philip <at> philipmcgrath.com>
To: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> ist.tugraz.at>, 53878 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#53878] [PATCH 05/11] gnu: Add stex.
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:46:50 -0500
Hi,

On 2/16/22 13:35, Philip McGrath wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 2/14/22 09:46, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote:
>> Am Sonntag, dem 13.02.2022 um 16:51 -0500 schrieb Philip McGrath:
>>> * gnu/packages/chez-and-racket-bootstrap.scm (stex-bootstrap): New
>>> variable.
>>> (stex): Change from origin to package inheriting from 'stex-
>>> bootstrap'.
>>> (chez-scheme)[native-inputs]: Add 'stex-bootstrap'. Remove
>>> labels. Remove dependencies of stex-bootstrap.
>>> [inputs]: Remove labels.
>>> [arguments]: Adapt to use 'stex-bootstrap', 'search-input-file', and
>>> G-expressions.
>>> (nanopass): Make it public as a temporary workaround for Racket.
>>> * gnu/packages/racket.scm
>>> (racket-bootstrap-chez-bootfiles)[native-inputs]: Update accordingly.
>> This is again a large number of changes in one go.  When it comes to
>> writing good patches, less is more, especially in terms of being
>> understandable.

I will separate the non-substantive changes to input labels and such as 
discussed below.

>>> +(define (unpack-nanopass+stex)
>>> +  ;; delayed resolution of `nanopass`
>>> +  #~(begin
>>> +      (copy-recursively #$nanopass
>>> +                        "nanopass"
>>> +                        #:keep-mtime? #t)
>>> +      (mkdir-p "stex")
>>> +      (with-output-to-file "stex/Mf-stex"
>>> +        (lambda ()
>>> +          ;; otherwise, it will try to download submodules
>>> +          (display "# to placate ../configure")))))
>>> [...]
>>> -       (snippet
>>> -        ;; Remove bundled libraries.
>>> -        (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
>>> -          #~(begin
>>> -              (use-modules (guix build utils))
>>> -              (for-each (lambda (dir)
>>> -                          (when (directory-exists? dir)
>>> -                            (delete-file-recursively dir)))
>>> -                        '("stex"
>>> -                          "nanopass"
>>> -                          "lz4"
>>> -                          "zlib")))))))
>>> [...]
>>> +              (snippet unbundle-chez-submodules)))
>> Why?

Why lift the snippet to `unbundle-chez-submodules`? The origin of Racket 
also needs it, but wrapped in a `with-directory-excursion`.

>>
>>>       (build-system gnu-build-system)
>>>       (inputs
>>> -     `(("libuuid" ,util-linux "lib")
>>> -       ("zlib" ,zlib)
>>> -       ("lz4" ,lz4)
>>> -       ;; for expeditor:
>>> -       ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
>>> -       ;; for X11 clipboard support in expeditor:
>>> -       ;;
>>> https://github.com/cisco/ChezScheme/issues/9#issuecomment-222057232
>>> -       ("libx11" ,libx11)))
>>> -    (native-inputs
>>> -     `(("nanopass" ,nanopass) ; source only
>>> -       ;; for docs
>>> -       ("stex" ,stex)
>>> -       ("xorg-rgb" ,xorg-rgb)
>>> -       ("texlive" ,(texlive-updmap.cfg (list texlive-dvips-l3backend
>>> -                                             texlive-epsf
>>> -                                             texlive-fonts-ec
>>> -                                             texlive-oberdiek)))
>>> -       ("ghostscript" ,ghostscript)
>>> -       ("netpbm" ,netpbm)))
>>> +     (list
>>> +      `(,util-linux "lib") ;<-- libuuid
>>> +      zlib
>>> +      lz4
>>> +      ncurses ;<-- for expeditor
>>> +      ;; for X11 clipboard support in expeditor:
>>> +      ;;
>>> https://github.com/cisco/ChezScheme/issues/9#issuecomment-222057232
>>> +      libx11))
>>> +    (native-inputs (list stex-bootstrap))
>> This is a lot of noise.  Either first clean up the inputs and then add
>> new ones or the other way round, but doing both in the same commit
>> (especially with other stuff as well) is too much imo.

Ok, I will clean the inputs before lifting out stex.

>>
>>>       (native-search-paths
>>>        (list (search-path-specification
>>>               (variable "CHEZSCHEMELIBDIRS")
>>>               (files (list (string-append "lib/chez-scheme"))))))
>>>       (outputs '("out" "doc"))
>>>       (arguments
>>> -     `(#:modules
>>> -       ((guix build gnu-build-system)
>>> +     (list
>>> +      #:modules
>>> +      '((guix build gnu-build-system)
>>>           (guix build utils)
>>>           (ice-9 ftw)
>>>           (ice-9 match))
>>> -       #:test-target "test"
>>> -       #:configure-flags
>>> -       '("--threads") ;; TODO when we fix armhf, it doesn't support
>>> --threads
>>> -       #:phases
>>> -       (modify-phases %standard-phases
>>> -         ;; put these where configure expects them to be
>>> -         (add-after 'unpack 'unpack-nanopass+stex
>>> -           (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs #:allow-other-keys)
>>> -             (for-each (lambda (dep)
>>> -                         (define src
>>> -                           (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs)
>>> dep))
>>> -                         (copy-recursively src dep
>>> -                                           #:keep-mtime? #t))
>>> -                       '("nanopass" "stex"))))
>>> -         ;; NOTE: the custom Chez 'configure' script doesn't allow
>>> -         ;; unrecognized flags, such as those automatically added
>>> -         ;; by `gnu-build-system`.
>>> -         (replace 'configure
>>> -           (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs
>>> -                           (configure-flags '())
>>> -                           #:allow-other-keys)
>>> -             (let* ((zlib-static (assoc-ref inputs "zlib:static"))
>>> -                    (lz4-static (assoc-ref inputs "lz4:static"))
>>> -                    (out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
>>> -                    ;; add flags which are always required:
>>> -                    (flags (cons* (string-append "--installprefix="
>>> out)
>>> +      #:test-target "test"
>>> +      ;; TODO when we fix armhf, it may not support --threads
>>> +      #:configure-flags #~'("--threads")
>>> +      #:phases
>>> +      #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
>>> +          (add-after 'unpack 'unpack-nanopass+stex
>>> +            (lambda args
>>> +              #$(unpack-nanopass+stex)))
>>> +          ;; NOTE: the custom Chez 'configure' script doesn't allow
>>> +          ;; unrecognized flags, such as those automatically added
>>> +          ;; by `gnu-build-system`.
>>> +          (replace 'configure
>>> +            (lambda* (#:key inputs (configure-flags '()) #:allow-
>>> other-keys)
>>> +              ;; add flags which are always required:
>>> +              (let ((flags (cons* (string-append "--installprefix="
>>> #$output)
>>>                                     "ZLIB=-lz"
>>>                                     "LZ4=-llz4"
>>>                                     "--libkernel"
>>> @@ -305,90 +276,59 @@ (define src
>>>                                     ;; and letting Chez try causes an
>>> error
>>>                                     "--nogzip-man-pages"
>>>                                     configure-flags)))
>>> -               (format #t "configure flags: ~s~%" flags)
>>> -               ;; Some makefiles (for tests) don't seem to propagate
>>> CC
>>> -               ;; properly, so we take it out of their hands:
>>> -               (setenv "CC" ,(cc-for-target))
>>> -               (setenv "HOME" "/tmp")
>>> -               (apply invoke
>>> -                      "./configure"
>>> -                      flags))))
>>> -         ;; The binary file name is called "scheme" as is the one
>>> from MIT/GNU
>>> -         ;; Scheme.  We add a symlink to use in case both are
>>> installed.
>>> -         (add-after 'install 'install-symlink
>>> -           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
>>> -             (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
>>> -                    (bin (string-append out "/bin"))
>>> -                    (lib (string-append out "/lib"))
>>> -                    (name "chez-scheme"))
>>> -               (symlink (string-append bin "/scheme")
>>> -                        (string-append bin "/" name))
>>> -               (map (lambda (file)
>>> -                      (symlink file (string-append (dirname file)
>>> -                                                   "/" name
>>> ".boot")))
>>> -                    (find-files lib "scheme.boot")))))
>>> -         ;; Building explicitly lets us avoid using substitute*
>>> -         ;; to re-write makefiles.
>>> -         (add-after 'install-symlink 'prepare-stex
>>> -           (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs outputs #:allow-
>>> other-keys)
>>> -             (let* ((stex+version
>>> -                     (strip-store-file-name
>>> -                      (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "stex")))
>>> -                    ;; Eventually we want to install stex as a real
>>> -                    ;; package so it's reusable. For now:
>>> -                    (stex-output "/tmp")
>>> -                    (doc-dir (string-append stex-output
>>> -                                            "/share/doc/"
>>> -                                            stex+version)))
>>> -               (with-directory-excursion "stex"
>>> -                 (invoke "make"
>>> -                         "install"
>>> -                         (string-append "LIB="
>>> -                                        stex-output
>>> -                                        "/lib/"
>>> -                                        stex+version)
>>> -                         (string-append "Scheme="
>>> -                                        (assoc-ref outputs "out")
>>> -                                        "/bin/scheme"))
>>> -                 (for-each (lambda (pth)
>>> -                             (install-file pth doc-dir))
>>> -                           '("ReadMe" ; includes the license
>>> -                             "doc/stex.html"
>>> -                             "doc/stex.css"
>>> -                             "doc/stex.pdf"))))))
>>> -         ;; Building the documentation requires stex and a running
>>> scheme.
>>> -         ;; FIXME: this is probably wrong for cross-compilation
>>> -         (add-after 'prepare-stex 'install-doc
>>> -           (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs outputs #:allow-
>>> other-keys)
>>> -             (let* ((chez+version (strip-store-file-name
>>> -                                   (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
>>> -                    (stex+version
>>> -                     (strip-store-file-name
>>> -                      (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "stex")))
>>> -                    (scheme (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
>>> -                                           "/bin/scheme"))
>>> -                    ;; see note on stex-output in phase build-stex,
>>> above:
>>> -                    (stexlib (string-append "/tmp"
>>> -                                            "/lib/"
>>> -                                            stex+version))
>>> -                    (doc-dir (string-append (assoc-ref outputs
>>> "doc")
>>> -                                            "/share/doc/"
>>> -                                            chez+version)))
>>> -               (define* (stex-make #:optional (suffix ""))
>>> -                 (invoke "make"
>>> -                         "install"
>>> -                         (string-append "Scheme=" scheme)
>>> -                         (string-append "STEXLIB=" stexlib)
>>> -                         (string-append "installdir=" doc-dir
>>> suffix)))
>>> -               (with-directory-excursion "csug"
>>> -                 (stex-make "/csug"))
>>> -               (with-directory-excursion "release_notes"
>>> -                 (stex-make "/release_notes"))
>>> -               (with-directory-excursion doc-dir
>>> -                 (symlink "release_notes/release_notes.pdf"
>>> -                          "release_notes.pdf")
>>> -                 (symlink "csug/csug9_5.pdf"
>>> -                          "csug.pdf"))))))))
>>> +                (format #t "configure flags: ~s~%" flags)
>>> +                ;; Some makefiles (for tests) don't seem to
>>> propagate CC
>>> +                ;; properly, so we take it out of their hands:
>>> +                (setenv "CC" #$(cc-for-target))
>>> +                (setenv "HOME" "/tmp")
>>> +                (apply invoke "./configure" flags))))
>>> +          ;; The binary file name is called "scheme" as is the one
>>> from
>>> +          ;; MIT/GNU Scheme.  We add a symlink to use in case both
>>> are
>>> +          ;; installed.
>>> +          (add-after 'install 'install-symlink
>>> +            (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
>>> +              (let* ((scheme (search-input-file outputs
>>> "/bin/scheme"))
>>> +                     (bin-dir (dirname scheme)))
>>> +                (symlink scheme
>>> +                         (string-append bin-dir "/chez-scheme"))
>>> +                (match (find-files (string-append bin-dir "/../lib")
>>> +                                   "scheme.boot")
>>> +                  ((scheme.boot)
>>> +                   (symlink scheme.boot
>>> +                            (string-append (dirname scheme.boot)
>>> +                                           "/chez-
>>> scheme.boot")))))))
>>> +          ;; Building the documentation requires stex and a running
>>> scheme.
>>> +          ;; FIXME: this is probably wrong for cross-compilation
>>> +          (add-after 'install-symlink 'install-doc
>>> +            (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs outputs
>>> +                            #:allow-other-keys)
>>> +              (match (assoc-ref outputs "doc")
>>> +                (#f
>>> +                 (format #t "not installing docs~%"))
>>> +                (doc-prefix
>>> +                 (let* ((chez+version (strip-store-file-name
>>> #$output))
>>> +                        (scheme (search-input-file outputs
>>> "/bin/scheme"))
>>> +                        (stexlib (search-input-directory
>>> +                                  (or native-inputs inputs)
>>> +                                  "/lib/stex"))
>>> +                        (doc-dir (string-append doc-prefix
>>> +                                                "/share/doc/"
>>> +                                                chez+version)))
>>> +                   (define* (stex-make #:optional (suffix ""))
>>> +                     (invoke "make" "install"
>>> +                             (string-append "Scheme=" scheme)
>>> +                             (string-append "STEXLIB=" stexlib)
>>> +                             (string-append "installdir="
>>> +                                            doc-dir suffix)))
>>> +                   (with-directory-excursion "csug"
>>> +                     (stex-make "/csug"))
>>> +                   (with-directory-excursion "release_notes"
>>> +                     (stex-make "/release_notes"))
>>> +                   (with-directory-excursion doc-dir
>>> +                     (symlink "release_notes/release_notes.pdf"
>>> +                              "release_notes.pdf")
>>> +                     (symlink "csug/csug9_5.pdf"
>>> +                              "csug.pdf"))))))))))
>> Again mixing cosmetic changes with functional ones.

Ok, I separate these.

>>> @@ -412,3 +352,145 @@ (define* (stex-make #:optional (suffix ""))
>>>   generates native code for each target processor, with support for
>>> x86, x86_64,
>>>   and 32-bit PowerPC architectures.")
>>>       (license license:asl2.0)))
>>> +
>>> +;;
>>> +;; Chez's bootstrap dependencies:
>>> +;;

...

>> Not quite sure on these hunks.  Could be fine, could not be fine.
>> Disentangling stex from chez and publicly exporting it is probably a
>> good idea, though.

Especially because it is also needed to build the docs for nanopass, 
itself, and at least one package not yet in Guix 
(<https://github.com/becls/swish>).

-Philip




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