Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 8. General Libraries

SLIB-3a1

Introduction to SLIB

The SLIB package is a portable library for the programming language Scheme. It provides a platform independent framework for using “packages” of Scheme procedures and syntax. SLIB contains useful packages for all Scheme implementations, including Guile. Its catalog can be transparently extended to accommodate packages specific to a site, implementation, user or directory.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

SLIB Dependencies

Required

Guile-1.6.7

Installation of SLIB

Install SLIB by issuing the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../slib-3a1-automate_install-1.patch &&
make

Now, as the root user: 

make prefix=/usr/ install &&
make prefix=/usr/ catalogs &&
make prefix=/usr/ installinfo

Command Explanations

make prefix=/usr/ catalogs: This command builds the SLIB Scheme implementation catalog.

make prefix=/usr/ installinfo: This commands installs the info documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: slib
Installed Libraries: a Scheme library system.
Installed Directory: /usr/share/guile/slib

Short Descriptions

slib

is a shell script used to initialize SLIB in a named Scheme implementation. It can also be used to initialize an SLIB session using a given executable.

Last updated on 2005-08-14 15:03:38 -0600