Re: clisp testing on linux

2018-12-18 Thread Faré
Yes, I am on Linux amd64 using make -f Makefile t l=clisp t=test-encodings.script On Debian, using GNU CLISP 2.49.92 (2018-02-18) everything works fine. On NixOS, using GNU CLISP 2.49.60+ (2017-06-25) I get the error POSIX:COPY-FILE: illegal keyword/value pair :METHOD, :RENAME in argument list. Th

Re: clisp testing on linux

2018-12-18 Thread Robert Goldman
Are you getting that error on the same test (`test-encodings.script`), or is it in a different test script? It would be interesting if it's on the same test, because I am *not* seeing this error, and maybe it's causing the segmentation fault. Would you post the context of the error? Thanks!

Re: clisp testing on linux

2018-12-18 Thread Faré
Well, CLISP is known for its deterministic but chaotic segfaults (i.e. sensitive to the slightest perturbation in input), probably due to some GC bug somewhere, which would explain your failure. Interestingly, I experience a different failure using GNU CLISP 2.49.60+ (2017-06-25) on NixOS 18.09.12