Konrad Hinsen writes: > On 22/05/2018 15:42, Christopher Lemmer Webber wrote: > >> Unfortunately when I try to install packages with "raco pkg install" >> I get errors like the following: > > I filed a bug report about this problem a while ago: > > https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=30680 > > Quote: > > I traced this back as far as I could by looking at the Racket compiler > source code. Compilation generates a temporary file in the same > directory where the result is supposed to go. If no errors occur, the > temporary file is then renamed to become the output. The partial stack > traces point to locations in the code that do a recursive traversal of > a library in order to compile everything. Unfortunately, the part that > decides where the output goes is not referenced in the stack trace. > >> I seem to remember a couple of packages failing altogether, though in >> the present moment I think the result is bad performance due to not >> being properly compiled, but I'm not really sure. > > In my tests, all packages ended up working, but performance is indeed > worse than with a Racket installation outside of Guix. > > It would be nice if someone with more knowledge of Racket internals > could give a hint or two for debugging this issue! > > Konrad.
I'm posting a bug bounty on this issue: if someone can fix this I will pay them $250 USD. I don't have the time or knowledge enough of Racket internals to do so myself.
