Re: How to copy a file to the package /bin folder using the r-build-system?

[Kyle Andrews]

"(" <paren@disroot.org> writes:

> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
> Heya,
>
> On Sun Apr 9, 2023 at 4:15 AM BST, Kyle Andrews wrote:
>> >             (lambda _
>> >               (mkdir (string-append #$output "/bin"))
>> >               (copy-file "inst/bin/r"
>> >                          (string-append #$output "/bin/r")))
>>
>> This perfect makes sense now and is much more concise.
>
> Actually, you can even do:
>
> ```
> (lambda _
>   (install-file "inst/bin/r"
>                 (string-append #$output "/bin")))
> ```

That is nice and intentional!

>> ```
>> $ guix build -L dev r-littler
>> ...
>> ld: cannot find -lz
>> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
>> ...
>> ```
>>
>> I know I have seen that error before, but I thought it was fixed by
>> importing compression, prefixing (guix licenses) to prevent a
>> namespace collision, and including zlib in the package inputs.
>
> I think (!) you also need to import (gnu packages pkg-config) and add
> PKG-CONFIG to NATIVE-INPUTS.

That fixed it! Thanks!

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