On 2023-10-23 15:12:59 -0400, Jesse Millwood wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to write a Guix package but I have to add a build phase to the > gnu build system. > > I have the following package scm: > > (use-modules > (guix packages) > (guix git-download) > (guix licenses) > (guix profiles) > (guix build-system gnu) > (guix build-system python) > (guix build utils)) > > > (package > (name "crosstool-ng") > (version "1.26.0") > (source (origin > (method git-fetch) > (uri (git-reference > (url "https://github.com/crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.git";) > (commit (string-append "crosstool-ng-" version)))) > (sha256 > (base32 > "04z7zwhxfbjqrd4j16lviilppsd8phwi8zv2rs4jpkmqni6856j1") > ) > )) > (build-system gnu-build-system) > (arguments > '(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases > (add-before 'configure 'bootstrap > (lambda* (#:key outputs > #:allow-other-keys) > (invoke "./bootstrap")))))) > (synopsis "A versatile (cross-)toolchain generator.") > (description "A versatile (cross-)toolchain generator.") > (home-page "https://crosstool-ng.github.io/docs/";) > (license gpl3+) > ) > > > I need to call the "bootstrap" script before the configure phase. From what > I can tell from the log the bootstrap script is called, however I get the > following error: > > INFO :: *** Gathering the list of data files to install > INFO :: *** Running autoreconf > ./bootstrap: line 835: autoreconf: command not found > INFO :: *** Done! > phase `bootstrap' succeeded after 105.5 seconds > > My understanding that the autotools tools were included in the "guix > build-system gnu" module. Is there some way I have to provide my bootstrap > phase with the autotools packages?
I believe autoreconf is not usually required for building packages from a distribution archive. Try to add autoconf into a native-inputs. > > > For some background, this is my first time using guix and guile so I'm am > kind of banging my head through the manual but I got a little stuck here. > > Thanks. > > T. -- There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation, naming things and off-by-one errors.
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