[PATCH] use "share/chicken" also on compilation target

2021-08-06 Thread felix . winkelmann
This patch changes TARGET_SHARE_HOME to also include the "chicken" suffix, so it should be identical to INSTALL_SHARE_HOME in normal situations (when not cross-compiling). This also addresses the installation location of "mac.r" (only on macs, which should use IDATADIR and not ISHAREDIR). felix

Re: [PATCH] Make "make clean" also remove build configuration files

2021-08-06 Thread felix . winkelmann
> Hi, > > Attached is a patch to address #1755. > > The commit message should explain what the patch does. > Pushed. Thanks! felix

[PATCH] Make "make clean" also remove build configuration files

2021-08-06 Thread Mario Domenech Goulart
Hi, Attached is a patch to address #1755. The commit message should explain what the patch does. If possible (and if nobody objects to the idea of the patch, of course), it would be nice to have it in 5.3, as new versions of CHICKEN tend to take a while to be packaged by operating system

Re: Release process?

2021-08-06 Thread John Cowan
Just a note on #1675: the max amount of virtual memory in a 64-bit system's user space is 2^47 bytes, or 1024 TB. This is out of range for current machines, but I note that HP has recently demoed a monolithic server with 160 TB of physical memory. On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 4:59 AM Peter Bex

Re: Layout of files installed under "share"

2021-08-06 Thread felix . winkelmann
> > Could someone more experienced than me sanity-check the diagram for > "share" in README, as well as the corresponding install and uninstall > commands in rules.make? > The diagram was just wrong, I fixed it in the repository. felix

Release process?

2021-08-06 Thread Peter Bex
Hi all, Evan just closed the last ticket in our roadmap for 5.3 (https://bugs.call-cc.org/roadmap). So I think now is a good time to start the (pre)release process. However, there are a few questions remaining regarding uninstallation of files and the file tree in the README. Should we wait

Re: A facility for debugging type issues

2021-08-06 Thread megane
Evan Hanson writes: > Hey megane! > > On 2021-04-10 11:24, megane wrote: >> here's a POC tool I've been using for a year. It prints the types known to >> scrutinizer in the current scope. > > Finally having a look at this, and I have to say, it is very cool. It > still applies cleanly too! :)