I'm treating this as a test of the process, reporting the problems created, so that the process can be fixed. Merely hacking up a solution might give me a better functioning installation, but it would leave the problem for everyone else.
The unfriendly filenames are really an additional issue. Ordinarily, they shouldn't be visible to users, but they complicate reporting and fixing. On 11/5/19, William Michels <w...@caa.columbia.edu> wrote: > In a previous installation location, have you tried grepping for: > "91857A0CE92503F53D56DEBB6F633402878D0FF0" > > ...and copying it over to your new 'dist' directory? > (/home/guru/rakudo/rakudo-star-2019.07.1/install/share/perl6/site/dist/) > > The 'dist' directory appears to keep track of modules by version > number, so I don't believe the string you posted is the "SHA1" hash > name of the Linenoise module per se. I'm assuming this, because the > zef command: > >> mbook:~ homedir$ zef --sha1 locate >> 91857A0CE92503F53D56DEBB6F633402878D0FF0 > > ...fails to locate the long string you posted. > > I'm assuming all these file names are generated by zef. The warning > already tells you which module the filename pertains to (Linenoise), > so I guess I'm not understanding the problem. You can locate the your > Linenoise module using the command below, and work from there. > >> mbook:~ homedir$ zef locate Linenoise > > HTH, Bill. > > REFERENCE: https://github.com/ugexe/zef > > > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 2:15 PM Parrot Raiser <1parr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> After a few difficulties caused by subtly different paths and version >> identification (like -n vs .n for sub-version ids) the download and >> installation appears to have worked, but trying the REPL produced the >> following error message: >> >> "I ran into a problem while trying to set up Linenoise: Failed to open >> file >> /home/guru/rakudo/rakudo-star-2019.07.1/install/share/perl6/site/dist/91857A0CE92503F53D56DEBB6F633402878D0FF0: >> No such file or directory >> Continuing without tab completions or line editor" >> >> I assume that horrendous filename is a SHA hash if some sort. To >> whoever is involved with that part of the system, is there any chance >> of generating shorter filenames to make understanding and >> communication easier? >> >> On 11/5/19, William Michels via perl6-users <perl6-users@perl.org> wrote: >> > Thank you Patrick! >> > >> > On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 8:52 AM JJ Merelo <jjmer...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Thanks a lot, Patrick. >> >> >> >> El mar., 5 nov. 2019 a las 14:28, Patrick Spek via perl6-users (< >> >> perl6-users@perl.org>) escribió: >> >> >> >>> Hello everyone, >> >>> >> >>> I've seen people ask about 2019.07.1 in multiple avenues, myself >> >>> included. Since there was little response, I've set out to build it >> >>> myself. The first results have been made, with a PR on the Rakudo >> >>> Star >> >>> repository to fix a number of issues. >> >>> >> >>> Additionally, I've uploaded the 2019.07.1 tarball to my servers for >> >>> people to test[1]. Those looking for a newer version can download >> >>> this >> >>> variant, and see if it works for them. If anyone spots any issues, >> >>> please let me know, either through this mailing list, the GitHub >> >>> repository[2] or the GitLab repository[3]. I'm trying to track all of >> >>> these places, and try to resolve all issues people find. >> >>> >> >>> I plan to also release a 2019.10 version of Rakudo Star before the >> >>> end >> >>> of this year, but whether that's viable depends on the number of >> >>> severity of the issues people may find. >> >>> >> >>> I hope we can continue the Rakudo Star releases on a regular basis in >> >>> 2020! >> >>> >> >>> [1]: https://dist.tyil.nl/raku/rakudo-star/ >> >>> [2]: https://github.com/rakudo/star >> >>> [3]: https://gitlab.com/tyil/rakudo-star/ >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> With kind regards, >> >>> >> >>> Patrick Spek >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> www: https://www.tyil.nl/ >> >>> mail: p.s...@tyil.nl >> >>> pgp: 1660 F6A2 DFA7 5347 322A 4DC0 7A6A C285 E2D9 8827 >> >>> >> >>> social: https://soc.fglt.nl/tyil >> >>> git: https://gitlab.com/tyil/ >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> JJ >> >> >> > >
