Re: [Axiom-developer] Compile errors on Axiom 2004-11-15

[Stephen Wilson]

Meino,

A minor point for clarification. As pointed out earlier, the `xiom'
script which was installed sets the environment variable AXIOM for
you, before launching the system proper. However, during a make, you
must set the AXIOM variable yourself as instructed by running
`configure' at the top of your source tree. 

I mention this because the AXIOM variable has appeared in two
different contexts throughout this discussion:

   1) During a make, the AXIOM variable is used to guide the build
      process. It points to the place where axiom is being built
      inside the source tree. Again, at this stage, the AXIOM
      variable should be set by hand as instructed by `configure'.

   2) When you type `make INSTALL=/usr/axiom COMMAND=/usr/bin/xiom
      install' the resulting `xiom' script will set the AXIOM variable
      appropriate for axioms new home.


I would like to second Bills comment and thank you for your patience
and help.


Sincerely,
Steve


On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 01:22:58PM -0500, Bill Page wrote:
> On Saturday, December 18, 2004 1:11 PM Meino Christian Cramer
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > It jumps out of the rail at this point:
> > 
> >   [axiom/] :make
> >   0 SPAD=/tmp/axiom/mnt/ SYS= SPD=/tmp/axiom 
> > LSP=/tmp/axiom/lsp GCLDIR=/tmp/axiom/lsp/gcl-2.6.5 
> > SRC=/tmp/axiom/src INT=/tmp/axiom/int OBJ=/tmp/axiom/obj 
> > MNT=/tmp/axiom/mnt ZIPS=/tmp/axiom/zips 
> > TMP=/tmp/axiom/obj/tmp SPADBIN=/tmp/axiom/mnt//bin 
> > INC=/tmp/axiom/src/include 
> > CCLBASE=/tmp/axiom/obj//ccl/ccllisp PART=cprogs 
> > SUBPART=everything NOISE=-o /tmp/axiom/obj/tmp/trace 
> > GCLVERSION=gcl-2.6.5 TANGLE=/tmp/axiom/mnt//bin/lib/notangle
> >   10 copying /tmp/axiom/src/scripts to /tmp/axiom/mnt//bin
> >   cp: `/tmp/axiom/mnt//bin': specified destination directory 
> > does not exist
> >   Try `cp --help' for more information.
> >   make: *** [litcmds] Error 1
> > 
> > I see that there is an error...but I downloaded this package
> > the first time...
> > So please, friendly guys out there, please help me out of this
> > dschungle (and update the docu...and may be some makefiles...)
> > 
> 
> Please have patience with us. This is open source development
> and you are helping us a great deal by trying to follow our
> sketchy and imprecise instructions. With your help and persistence
> we will be able to make this easier for other people.
> 
> Of course if you have some specific changes to the documentation
> or the makefile scripts etc. Then we would also be very happy
> to receive them. :)
> 
> It looks like your AXIOM variable is set incorrectly again.
> There should not be a double // As Tim said earlier
> 
> >  export AXIOM=/usr/axiom/mnt/
> 
> should not have the trailing /
> 
> Regards,
> Bill Page.