Re: gEDA-user: Probably parenthesis mismatch error on OS X

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 27, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Dave N6NZ wrote:

>
> Peter TB Brett wrote:
>> On Thursday 27 September 2007 17:26:34 Dave N6NZ wrote:
>>> Peter TB Brett wrote:
>>>> Please run gschem with the following lines in your gafrc:
>>>>
>>>>   (display (string-append "gEDA data directory: " geda-data-path  
>>>> "\n"))
>>> /sw/share/gEDA
>>>
>>>>   (display (string-append "gEDA RC file directory: " geda-rc- 
>>>> path "\n"))
>>> /sw/etc/gEDA
>>
>> Thanks -- as I thought, they've separated the system configuration  
>> files from
>> the regular scripts.  Correct me if I'm wrong:
>>
>>
>> 1. /sw/etc/gEDA/gschem-darkbg exists.
> yes
>
>>
>> 2. geda-rc-path is equal to /sw/etc/gEDA.
> yes
>
>>
>> 3. (load (build-path geda-rc-path "gschem-darkbg")) appears to fail 
>> [1].
> yes
>
>>
>>
>> If so, that is extremely odd, and I can't work out why it might be  
>> the case...
>> can you please stick this expression in your gafrc and see what it  
>> outputs?
>>
>> (display (build-path geda-rc-path "gschem-darkbg"))
> chokes!  methinks perhaps a lower level error?
>
> prompt:~ dave$ gschem
> gEDA/gschem version 1.2.0.20070902
> gEDA/gschem comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; see COPYING for more  
> details.
> This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under  
> certain
> conditions; please see the COPYING file for more details.
>
> gEDA data directory: /sw/share/gEDA
> gEDA RC file directory: /sw/etc/gEDA
> Probably parenthesis mismatch in /Users/dave/gafrc
> Most recently read form: (#@display (build-path geda-rc-path gschem- 
> darkbg))
> Probably parenthesis mismatch in /sw/etc/gEDA/system-gschemrc
> Most recently read form: (#@load (build-path geda-rc-path gschem- 
> darkbg))
> Failed to read init scm file [(null)/gschem.scm]
> Tried to get an invalid color: 0
> Loading schematic [/Users/dave/untitled_1.sch]
> Tried to get an invalid color: 0
> Tried to get an invalid color: 7
> Tried to get an invalid color: 0
> Tried to get an invalid color: 7
>
>
>>
>>
>> We'll get to the bottom of this!
>>
>>                    Peter
>>
>>
>> [1] The (not particularly complicated) definition of the build- 
>> path function
>> is given in geda.scm.
>
> Which you would expect live where?

/sw/share/gEDA/scheme/

But if it isn't there, the bomb out starts with:

Most recently read form: (#@load-from-path geda.scm)



>
> prompt:/sw dave$ find . -name geda.scm -print
> prompt:/sw dave$
>
> !!
>
> -dave
>
>
>
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John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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