Build a Linux binary with asdf:make

[vindarel]

Hello,

I've been able to build a linux binary (following the awesome Cookbook ;) https://lispcookbook.github.io/cl-cookbook/scripting.html#with-asdf)

Things to note/discuss:

• you're using make.lisp for MacOS, shall we harmonize the process somehow ?
• the compiled binary goes to source/next-gtk, should be trivial to change (also, what binary name ?)
• closing Next doesn't kill the process, I have to force kill it.

The next easy step is to build it on CI, and I can do it on Gitlab CI if you wish (it's a powerful CI platform, I can't compare it to Circle and co, Gitlab recently added the possibility to have a Github repo and use their CI (which only needed to mirror the sources on Gitlab anyway) https://about.gitlab.com/features/github/).

Hope this helps for #76 & #78 .

[vindarel]

I was able to create a binary on Gitlab CI for Debian Jessie: https://gitlab.com/vindarel/next-browser/blob/linux-binary/.gitlab-ci.yml (https://github.com/vindarel/next/blob/linux-binary/.gitlab-ci.yml)

We can download it in the job artficats here: https://gitlab.com/vindarel/next-browser/-/jobs/60954982 (100MB)

The user still needs to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev.

[vindarel]

I was able to create a binary on Gitlab CI for Debian Jessie: https://gitlab.com/vindarel/next-browser/blob/linux-binary/.gitlab-ci.yml (https://github.com/vindarel/next/blob/linux-binary/.gitlab-ci.yml)

We can download it in the job artficats here: https://gitlab.com/vindarel/next-browser/-/jobs/60954982 (100MB)

The user still needs to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev.

[Ambrevar]

@vindarel: Thank you very much for this effort, this will certainly be very useful to me.

@jmercouris: Anything preventing a merge?

[Ambrevar]

@vindarel: Thank you very much for this effort, this will certainly be very useful to me.

@jmercouris: Anything preventing a merge?

[jmercouris]

@Ambrevar

There is nothing preventing this from being merged, other than the build system will have to change quite dramatically with the next release, but for now it is okay. I will merge it!

Thank you @vindarel for your efforts!!!

[jmercouris]

@Ambrevar

There is nothing preventing this from being merged, other than the build system will have to change quite dramatically with the next release, but for now it is okay. I will merge it!

Thank you @vindarel for your efforts!!!

[vindarel]

My pleasure, thank you.

If anything can be improved let me know !

[vindarel]

My pleasure, thank you.

If anything can be improved let me know !

[Ambrevar]

@vindarel: I'm testing your image at the moment. I'm not too familiar with Common Lisp yet, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that the generated image won't load without the proper version of scbl.core installed on the filesystem (in this case SBCL 1.4.5 must be installed). Right?

[Ambrevar]

@vindarel: I'm testing your image at the moment. I'm not too familiar with Common Lisp yet, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that the generated image won't load without the proper version of scbl.core installed on the filesystem (in this case SBCL 1.4.5 must be installed). Right?

[vindarel]

No :) the goal is to provide an executable without the need to install a Lisp. SBCL compiles to machine code, here on Linux x64, so if you're on the same platform, and you havelibwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev (I don't know how to include it, if possible), you should be able to run it as is.

(And btw, we can even compile web apps with their production server, a debugger, an interpreter… what a relief compared to deploying a Python app !)

[vindarel]

No :) the goal is to provide an executable without the need to install a Lisp. SBCL compiles to machine code, here on Linux x64, so if you're on the same platform, and you havelibwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev (I don't know how to include it, if possible), you should be able to run it as is.

(And btw, we can even compile web apps with their production server, a debugger, an interpreter… what a relief compared to deploying a Python app !)

[Ambrevar]

But I get this:

> ./next-gtk 
fatal error encountered in SBCL pid 9107(tid 0x7ffff7fef740):
can't find core file at /usr/local/lib/sbcl//sbcl.core

[Ambrevar]

But I get this:

> ./next-gtk 
fatal error encountered in SBCL pid 9107(tid 0x7ffff7fef740):
can't find core file at /usr/local/lib/sbcl//sbcl.core

[Ambrevar]

I can specify a core file, but my local version is wrong:

> ./next-gtk --core /gnu/store/lw9sjgxzzvflhqzyx3aylq4srnxf0v6x-sbcl-1.4.4/lib/sbcl/sbcl.core
This is SBCL 1.4.5, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp.
More information about SBCL is available at <http://www.sbcl.org/>.

SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty.
It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under
BSD-style licenses.  See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the
distribution for more information.
core was built for runtime "localhost-nixbld-2018-04-26-08-06-36" but this is "9784197ff616-root-2018-03-14-23-14-27"
fatal error encountered in SBCL pid 9654(tid 0x7ffff7fef740):
can't load .core for different runtime, sorry

[Ambrevar]

I can specify a core file, but my local version is wrong:

> ./next-gtk --core /gnu/store/lw9sjgxzzvflhqzyx3aylq4srnxf0v6x-sbcl-1.4.4/lib/sbcl/sbcl.core
This is SBCL 1.4.5, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp.
More information about SBCL is available at <http://www.sbcl.org/>.

SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty.
It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under
BSD-style licenses.  See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the
distribution for more information.
core was built for runtime "localhost-nixbld-2018-04-26-08-06-36" but this is "9784197ff616-root-2018-03-14-23-14-27"
fatal error encountered in SBCL pid 9654(tid 0x7ffff7fef740):
can't load .core for different runtime, sorry

[Ambrevar]

Actually, it fails even with the right version (1.4.5):

./next-gtk --core /gnu/store/rflql1v3sppwxichzpwlbpmjvhvm1sva-sbcl-1.4.5/lib/sbcl/sbcl.core 
This is SBCL 1.4.5, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp.
More information about SBCL is available at <http://www.sbcl.org/>.

SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty.
It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under
BSD-style licenses.  See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the
distribution for more information.
core was built for runtime "localhost-nixbld-2018-05-10-15-14-30" but this is "9784197ff616-root-2018-03-14-23-14-27"
fatal error encountered in SBCL pid 13063(tid 0x7ffff7fef740):
can't load .core for different runtime, sorry

[Ambrevar]

Actually, it fails even with the right version (1.4.5):

./next-gtk --core /gnu/store/rflql1v3sppwxichzpwlbpmjvhvm1sva-sbcl-1.4.5/lib/sbcl/sbcl.core 
This is SBCL 1.4.5, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp.
More information about SBCL is available at <http://www.sbcl.org/>.

SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty.
It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under
BSD-style licenses.  See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the
distribution for more information.
core was built for runtime "localhost-nixbld-2018-05-10-15-14-30" but this is "9784197ff616-root-2018-03-14-23-14-27"
fatal error encountered in SBCL pid 13063(tid 0x7ffff7fef740):
can't load .core for different runtime, sorry

[vindarel]

(edited) after further discussion, it appears you have specific GuixSD difficulties.

[vindarel]

(edited) after further discussion, it appears you have specific GuixSD difficulties.