On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 6:43 PM Lassi Kortela <xxxxxx@lassi.io> wrote:
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> <https://github.com/schemedoc/guides/blob/master/localbuilds.adoc>
>
> Once again, addidions/changes/comments very welcome.

I can add a bit more about Gauche, Cyclone, Sagittarius, Guile and
Gerbil. But one thing I think we need to make clear is the bootstrap
thing. With the exception of chibi and guile, I think on listed
schemes need the (usually latest) version of their own already
installed to build.

There are also some minor differences between a git clone and a
tarball. Autotools-based ones, for example, need to run autoreconf or
similar first.

For non-standard builds like these you may also need to setup
LD_LIBRARY_PATH and stuff properly, and not only standard ones. Chibi
needs $CHIBI_MODULE_PATH. I think Gerbil and Gambit need $SOME_HOME
too...

> There are probably a few accidental misrepresentations in there. We
> should run the doc by Scheme implementors once it's in a presentable
> shape. That way they have a chance to correct any flaws.

Links to the the relevant, more detailed guides should be added too,
even if it's just a README file in the repo. That way if the document
becomes outdated, people can still help themselves.
--
Duy