From: Daneel Yaitskov
Subject: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <qqod21eufk.fsf@gmail.com>
Hi all.

Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:

********************************************************************
;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
;;  Loading file /tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/asdf.lisp ...
;;  Loaded file /tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/asdf.lisp
; loading system definition from /tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/uffi.asd into #<PACKAGE ASDF0>
;;  Loading file /tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/uffi.asd ...
;;  Loaded file /tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/uffi.asd
*** - component "uffi" not found
The following restarts are available:
SKIP           :R1      skip (OPERATE 'LOAD-OP 'UFFI)
STOP           :R2      stop loading file /home/dan/.clisprc
ABORT          :R3      ABORT
ABORT          :R4      ABORT
******************************************************************

I use the following .clisprc file:
****************************************************
(load "/tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/asdf.lisp")
(setf asdf:*central-registry*
	(list* #p"/tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/"
		#p"/tmp/cl/cl-utilities-1.2.3/"
		#p"/tmp/cl/cffi-0.9.0/"
		#p"/tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/"
		#p"/tmp/clsql-4.0.3/"
		asdf:*central-registry*	))
(asdf:operate 'asdf:load-op 'uffi)
*********************************************************
Lisp machine is clisp-2.39.

Daneel Yaitskov.
From: Kenny
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <48e63599$0$5659$607ed4bc@cv.net>
Daneel Yaitskov wrote:
> Hi all.

Hi. Your problem is not UFFI, that error is from ASDF and it is saying 
it cannot find a .asd file defining :UFFI in any of the paths 
registered. If you think you have your stuff where it should be, I have 
had problems specifying the path in a way ASDF can understand.

Also, I am used to specifying :uffi, not 'uffi, tho I have no idea if 
that is a problem.

hth, kt

> 
> Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
> uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
> 
> ********************************************************************
> ;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
> ;;  Loading file /tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/asdf.lisp ...
> ;;  Loaded file /tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/asdf.lisp
> ; loading system definition from /tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/uffi.asd into #<PACKAGE ASDF0>
> ;;  Loading file /tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/uffi.asd ...
> ;;  Loaded file /tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/uffi.asd
> *** - component "uffi" not found
> The following restarts are available:
> SKIP           :R1      skip (OPERATE 'LOAD-OP 'UFFI)
> STOP           :R2      stop loading file /home/dan/.clisprc
> ABORT          :R3      ABORT
> ABORT          :R4      ABORT
> ******************************************************************
> 
> I use the following .clisprc file:
> ****************************************************
> (load "/tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/asdf.lisp")
> (setf asdf:*central-registry*
> 	(list* #p"/tmp/cl/cl-asdf-1.111/"
> 		#p"/tmp/cl/cl-utilities-1.2.3/"
> 		#p"/tmp/cl/cffi-0.9.0/"
> 		#p"/tmp/cl/uffi-1.6.1/"
> 		#p"/tmp/clsql-4.0.3/"
> 		asdf:*central-registry*	))
> (asdf:operate 'asdf:load-op 'uffi)
> *********************************************************
> Lisp machine is clisp-2.39.
> 
> Daneel Yaitskov.
> 
From: Pascal J. Bourguignon
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <87myhlms1g.fsf@hubble.informatimago.com>
Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi all.
>
> Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
> uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>
> ********************************************************************
> ;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...

UFFI has never worked on clisp.  At one time, I tried to make it work
with clisp,  but I didn't complete it, and eventually CFFI appeared
and superseded UFFI.   CFFI works on clisp.

If you need to use an old library that needs UFFI, there is in CFFI a
compatibility layer, uffi-compat.

-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__                     http://www.informatimago.com/

"This statement is false."            In Lisp: (defun Q () (eq nil (Q)))
From: Kenny
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <48e67806$0$4965$607ed4bc@cv.net>
Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
> Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>Hi all.
>>
>>Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
>>uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>>
>>********************************************************************
>>;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
> 
> 
> UFFI has never worked on clisp. 

Also useful information, but potentially confusing to the OP.

OP: Yes, use CFFI. But that is unrelated to the error you reported, and 
you might still have the same problem with ASDF not finding the 
definition for CFFI.

A sanity check after setting up asdf:*central-registry* would be (untested):

   (assert (loop for p in (butlast asdf:*central-registry*)
                 thereis (probe-file (merge-pathnames
                                       (make-pathname :name "cffi"
                                          :type "asd") p))))

I would not try building until that works.

hth,kt
From: ·············@gmail.com
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <06745c21-bd42-4ff2-bb75-eb9aef14e172@t42g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>
On Oct 3, 3:51 pm, Kenny <·········@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
> > Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
>
> >>Hi all.
>
> >>Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
> >>uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>
> >>********************************************************************
> >>;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
>
> > UFFI has never worked on clisp.
>
> Also useful information, but potentially confusing to the OP.
>
> OP: Yes, use CFFI. But that is unrelated to the error you reported, and
> you might still have the same problem with ASDF not finding the
> definition for CFFI.
>
> A sanity check after setting up asdf:*central-registry* would be (untested):
>
>    (assert (loop for p in (butlast asdf:*central-registry*)
>                  thereis (probe-file (merge-pathnames
>                                        (make-pathname :name "cffi"
>                                           :type "asd") p))))
>
Tested and works. (I removed the butlast asdf...).  Thanks :-)

Mirko
From: Kenny
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <48e780d6$0$4886$607ed4bc@cv.net>
·············@gmail.com wrote:
> On Oct 3, 3:51 pm, Kenny <·········@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
>>
>>>Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>>>Hi all.
>>
>>>>Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
>>>>uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>>
>>>>********************************************************************
>>>>;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
>>
>>>UFFI has never worked on clisp.
>>
>>Also useful information, but potentially confusing to the OP.
>>
>>OP: Yes, use CFFI. But that is unrelated to the error you reported, and
>>you might still have the same problem with ASDF not finding the
>>definition for CFFI.
>>
>>A sanity check after setting up asdf:*central-registry* would be (untested):
>>
>>   (assert (loop for p in (butlast asdf:*central-registry*)
>>                 thereis (probe-file (merge-pathnames
>>                                       (make-pathname :name "cffi"
>>                                          :type "asd") p))))
>>
> 
> Tested and works. (I removed the butlast asdf...).  Thanks :-)

The butlast was there cuz I found a symbol in the last cons, the 
pathname default thingy -- maybe make the last token?:

   (if (symbolp p)(symbol-value p) p)

?

kt
From: Kenny
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <48e786bd$0$4961$607ed4bc@cv.net>
·············@gmail.com wrote:
> On Oct 3, 3:51 pm, Kenny <·········@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
>>
>>>Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>>>Hi all.
>>
>>>>Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
>>>>uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>>
>>>>********************************************************************
>>>>;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
>>
>>>UFFI has never worked on clisp.
>>
>>Also useful information, but potentially confusing to the OP.
>>
>>OP: Yes, use CFFI. But that is unrelated to the error you reported, and
>>you might still have the same problem with ASDF not finding the
>>definition for CFFI.
>>
>>A sanity check after setting up asdf:*central-registry* would be (untested):
>>
>>   (assert (loop for p in (butlast asdf:*central-registry*)
>>                 thereis (probe-file (merge-pathnames
>>                                       (make-pathname :name "cffi"
>>                                          :type "asd") p))))
>>
> 

btw, if you want to cover all the bases you need to open the file and 
check that the name parameter is :cffi, not :cffi-xyz. That has been an 
issue (not with cffi) where I had the filename right but not the name 
parameter, usually cuz I cloned a .asd to a new file name but forgot to 
change the internal name arg.

hth,kt
From: ·············@gmail.com
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <d6885528-5d02-4e1f-8e97-276bcec5dc9e@75g2000hso.googlegroups.com>
On Oct 4, 11:08 am, Kenny <·········@gmail.com> wrote:
> ·············@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Oct 3, 3:51 pm, Kenny <·········@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
>
> >>>Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
>
> >>>>Hi all.
>
> >>>>Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
> >>>>uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>
> >>>>********************************************************************
> >>>>;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
>
> >>>UFFI has never worked on clisp.
>
> >>Also useful information, but potentially confusing to the OP.
>
> >>OP: Yes, use CFFI. But that is unrelated to the error you reported, and
> >>you might still have the same problem with ASDF not finding the
> >>definition for CFFI.
>
> >>A sanity check after setting up asdf:*central-registry* would be (untested):
>
> >>   (assert (loop for p in (butlast asdf:*central-registry*)
> >>                 thereis (probe-file (merge-pathnames
> >>                                       (make-pathname :name "cffi"
> >>                                          :type "asd") p))))
>
> btw, if you want to cover all the bases you need to open the file and
> check that the name parameter is :cffi, not :cffi-xyz. That has been an
> issue (not with cffi) where I had the filename right but not the name
> parameter, usually cuz I cloned a .asd to a new file name but forgot to
> change the internal name arg.
>
> hth,kt

I suspect the best way is to ask asdf itself.  I tried once looking at
the docs but gave up.

That is why I "thanked you" for your snippet.  This ng sooner or later
answers my unposted questions.  (admittedly, the snippets simplicity
says a bit about my "reach" ...)

Mirko
From: Daneel Yaitskov
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <qq8wt5bgoc.fsf@gmail.com>
···@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:

> Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
>> uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>>
>> ********************************************************************
>> ;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
>
> UFFI has never worked on clisp.  At one time, I tried to make it work
> with clisp,  but I didn't complete it, and eventually CFFI appeared
> and superseded UFFI.   CFFI works on clisp.
>
> If you need to use an old library that needs UFFI, there is in CFFI a
> compatibility layer, uffi-compat.
>
> -- 
> __Pascal Bourguignon__                     http://www.informatimago.com/
>
> "This statement is false."            In Lisp: (defun Q () (eq nil (Q)))


What other implementation of the lisp machine can I use instead GNU
clisp? I am the university's student and can afford only a free
lisp machine.
From: Kenny
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <48e67d65$0$5653$607ed4bc@cv.net>
Daneel Yaitskov wrote:
> ···@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:
> 
> 
>>Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>>Hi all.
>>>
>>>Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
>>>uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>>>
>>>********************************************************************
>>>;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
>>
>>UFFI has never worked on clisp.  At one time, I tried to make it work
>>with clisp,  but I didn't complete it, and eventually CFFI appeared
>>and superseded UFFI.   CFFI works on clisp.
>>
>>If you need to use an old library that needs UFFI, there is in CFFI a
>>compatibility layer, uffi-compat.
>>
>>-- 
>>__Pascal Bourguignon__                     http://www.informatimago.com/
>>
>>"This statement is false."            In Lisp: (defun Q () (eq nil (Q)))
> 
> 
> 
> What other implementation of the lisp machine can I use instead GNU
> clisp? I am the university's student and can afford only a free
> lisp machine.

He was telling you not to use /UFFI/. CLisp is fine. For FFI, use CFFI:

   http://common-lisp.net/project/cffi/

kt
From: Tamas K Papp
Subject: Re: uffi doesn't work
Date: 
Message-ID: <6knbffF8n5r1U1@mid.individual.net>
On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:51:47 +0400, Daneel Yaitskov wrote:

> ···@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) writes:
> 
>> Daneel Yaitskov <··············@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> Please, Help me to find an error. I have tried three versions of the
>>> uffi library: 1.4.39, 1.5.16 and 1.6.1 but same error is happened:
>>>
>>> ********************************************************************
>>> ;; Loading file /home/dan/.clisprc ...
>>
>> UFFI has never worked on clisp.  At one time, I tried to make it work
>> with clisp,  but I didn't complete it, and eventually CFFI appeared and
>> superseded UFFI.   CFFI works on clisp.
>>
>> If you need to use an old library that needs UFFI, there is in CFFI a
>> compatibility layer, uffi-compat.
>>
>> --
>> __Pascal Bourguignon__                    
>> http://www.informatimago.com/
>>
>> "This statement is false."            In Lisp: (defun Q () (eq nil
>> (Q)))
> 
> 
> What other implementation of the lisp machine can I use instead GNU
> clisp? I am the university's student and can afford only a free lisp
> machine.

You mean a Lisp implementation, right?  There are plenty of free ones, 
CMUCL, SBCL, etc.

And why do you have to use UFFI?  CFFI works fine too.

Tamas
comp.lang.lisp / 2008 / oct