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From: flan@ai.wustl.edu (Ian "Wildebeest" Flanigan)
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Subject: Re: Problems compiling PCL with AKCL-1-470
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Date: 13 Apr 90 00:45:36 GMT
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In article <41669@etlcom.etl.go.jp> sawada@etl.go.jp writes:
>
>I've successed compiling  PCL (victoria version), with AKCL 1.465.
>(I hope my solution could be also applied to verion 1.470 or later).
> :
> :
>Here are my akcl-patch.lisp and akcl-low.lisp modefied
>from (pure)KCL version. 
>
>Try them please. If you have any questions or problems, please inform me.
>

The fixes work quite well . . . to a point.  After making the changes, PCL
compiled right up to the fixup.lisp file where is produces the following:

Finished compiling /local/cics/src/pcl/dfun.o.
Loading binary of DFUN...
Compiling FIXUP...
Compiling /local/cics/src/pcl/fixup.lisp.
Error: LAMBDA-CLOSURE is not a function.
Error signalled by an anonymous function.
Backtrace:  > eval > fix-early-generic-functions > lambda-closure > prog >
return > funcall > |(METHOD COMPUTE-APPLICABLE-METHODS-USING-CLASSES
(GENERIC-FUNCTION T))| > remove-if-not > lambda-closure > prog > return >
funcall > lambda-closure > prog > return > funcall > |(METHOD
COMPUTE-APPLICABLE-METHODS-USING-CLASSES (GENERIC-FUNCTION T))| >
remove-if-not > lambda-closure > prog > return > funcall > lambda-closure
> prog > return > funcall > |(METHOD
COMPUTE-APPLICABLE-METHODS-USING-CLASSES (GENERIC-FUNCTION T))| >
remove-if-not > lambda-closure > prog > return > funcall
; (FIX-EARLY-GENERIC-FUNCTIONS) is being compiled.
;;; The form (FIX-EARLY-GENERIC-FUNCTIONS) was not evaluated successfully.
;;; You are recommended to compile again.
No FASL generated.
Loading binary of FIXUP...
Error: Cannot open the file /local/cics/src/pcl/fixup.o.
Error signalled by LOAD.

Broken at LOAD.  Type :H for Help.
>>

I've been wnadering around trying to find something wrong, but not being a
Lisp guru, I haven't been too successful.  If anyone has any tips or
pointers, again, I'd be very greatful.


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Ian Flanigan

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