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mit-scheme on x86-64 Ubuntu Hardy Haron

For some reason mit-scheme (my preferred lisp interpreter) is not available as a package on x86-64 Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Haron. So I tried manually compiling it myself and got this error:

gcc -o scheme -export-dynamic artutl.o avltree.o bkpt.o bignum.o bigprm.o bitstr.o boot.o char.o daemon.o debug.o dfloat.o error.o extern.o fasdump.o fasl.o fasload.o fixnum.o flonum.o gcloop.o generic.o hooks.o hunk.o intern.o interp.o intprm.o list.o lookprm.o lookup.o memmag.o missing.o obstack.o option.o osscheme.o ostty.o outf.o prim.o primutl.o ptrvec.o purify.o purutl.o regex.o rgxprim.o step.o storage.o string.o syntax.o sysprim.o term.o transact.o tterm.o utabmd.o utils.o vector.o wind.o prosenv.o prosfile.o prosfs.o prosio.o prosproc.o prospty.o prosterm.o prostty.o pruxsock.o intext.o pruxenv.o pruxfs.o pruxio.o ux.o uxctty.o uxenv.o uxfile.o uxfs.o uxio.o uxproc.o uxsig.o uxsock.o uxterm.o uxtop.o uxtrap.o uxtty.o uxutil.o cmpauxmd.o termcap.o tparam.o pruxdld.o cmpint.o cmpintmd.o comutl.o usrdef.o -ldl -lm
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_return_to_interpreter’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x1f3): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_operator_1_0_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×217): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_operator_2_0_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×257): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_operator_2_1_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x2a7): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_operator_3_0_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x2f7): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_operator_3_1_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×347): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o:cmpint.c:(.text+0×397): more undefined references to `interface_to_scheme’ follow
cmpint.o: In function `return_to_compiled_code’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×939): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_primitive_error’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x9bb): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.o: In function `compiler_interrupt_common’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0xe0d): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_unassigned_p_trap_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×1045): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_safe_lookup_trap_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×1165): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_lookup_trap_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×1285): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_assignment_trap_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x13b5): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_link’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x1a4a): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0x1a6d): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_primitive_lexpr_apply’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x1b29): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_primitive_apply’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x1cad): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_op_lookup_trap_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×2164): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_unassigned_p_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×2342): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0×2375): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_safe_lookup_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x24b2): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0x24e5): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_lookup_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×2622): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0×2655): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_assignment_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x27af): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0x27e2): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_link_caches_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x29be): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_lexpr_apply’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x2c86): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0x2cdc): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0x2ceb): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_apply’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x2ff9): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0x309d): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0×3116): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0×3159): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_operator_lookup_trap’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×3444): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_reflect_to_interface’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×3503): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0×3557): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.c:(.text+0x35eb): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.c:(.text+0×3625): undefined reference to `interface_to_scheme’
cmpint.o: In function `comutil_cache_lookup_apply’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x3a6b): undefined reference to `interface_to_C’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_cache_lookup_apply_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x3cbe): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `enter_compiled_expression’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x3e6f): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_error_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x82a): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `comp_interrupt_restart’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0×888): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpint.o: In function `apply_compiled_procedure’:
cmpint.c:(.text+0x3b4a): undefined reference to `C_to_interface’
cmpintmd.o: In function `x86_64_reset_hook’:
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x16a): undefined reference to `asm_scheme_to_interface’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×175): undefined reference to `asm_scheme_to_interface’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×184): undefined reference to `asm_scheme_to_interface_call’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x18f): undefined reference to `asm_scheme_to_interface_call’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x19e): undefined reference to `asm_trampoline_to_interface’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x1a9): undefined reference to `asm_trampoline_to_interface’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x1b8): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_procedure’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x1c3): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_procedure’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x1d2): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_continuation’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x1dd): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_continuation’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x1ec): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_closure’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x1f7): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_closure’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×206): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_dlink’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×211): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_dlink’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×220): undefined reference to `asm_primitive_apply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x22b): undefined reference to `asm_primitive_apply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x23a): undefined reference to `asm_primitive_lexpr_apply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×245): undefined reference to `asm_primitive_lexpr_apply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×254): undefined reference to `asm_assignment_trap’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x25f): undefined reference to `asm_assignment_trap’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x26e): undefined reference to `asm_reference_trap’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×279): undefined reference to `asm_reference_trap’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×288): undefined reference to `asm_safe_reference_trap’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×293): undefined reference to `asm_safe_reference_trap’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2a2): undefined reference to `asm_link’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2ad): undefined reference to `asm_link’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2bc): undefined reference to `asm_error’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2c7): undefined reference to `asm_error’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2d6): undefined reference to `asm_primitive_error’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2e1): undefined reference to `asm_primitive_error’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2f0): undefined reference to `asm_generic_add’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x2fb): undefined reference to `asm_generic_add’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x30a): undefined reference to `asm_generic_subtract’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×315): undefined reference to `asm_generic_subtract’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×324): undefined reference to `asm_generic_multiply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x32f): undefined reference to `asm_generic_multiply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x33e): undefined reference to `asm_generic_divide’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×349): undefined reference to `asm_generic_divide’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×358): undefined reference to `asm_generic_equal’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×363): undefined reference to `asm_generic_equal’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×372): undefined reference to `asm_generic_less’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x37d): undefined reference to `asm_generic_less’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x38c): undefined reference to `asm_generic_greater’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×397): undefined reference to `asm_generic_greater’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3a6): undefined reference to `asm_generic_increment’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3b1): undefined reference to `asm_generic_increment’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3c0): undefined reference to `asm_generic_decrement’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3cb): undefined reference to `asm_generic_decrement’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3da): undefined reference to `asm_generic_zero’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3e5): undefined reference to `asm_generic_zero’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3f4): undefined reference to `asm_generic_positive’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x3ff): undefined reference to `asm_generic_positive’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x40e): undefined reference to `asm_generic_negative’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×419): undefined reference to `asm_generic_negative’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×428): undefined reference to `asm_generic_quotient’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×433): undefined reference to `asm_generic_quotient’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×442): undefined reference to `asm_generic_remainder’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x44d): undefined reference to `asm_generic_remainder’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x45c): undefined reference to `asm_generic_modulo’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×467): undefined reference to `asm_generic_modulo’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×476): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×481): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×490): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_1′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x49b): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_1′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x4aa): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_2′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x4b5): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_2′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x4c4): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_3′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x4cf): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_3′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x4de): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_4′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x4e9): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_4′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x4f8): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_5′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×503): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_5′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×512): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_6′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x51d): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_6′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x52c): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_7′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×537): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_7′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×546): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_8′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×551): undefined reference to `asm_sc_apply_size_8′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×560): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_continuation_2′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x56b): undefined reference to `asm_interrupt_continuation_2′
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0x57b): undefined reference to `asm_fixnum_shift’
cmpintmd.c:(.text+0×585): undefined reference to `asm_fixnum_shift’
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [scheme] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/steve/Downloads/mit-scheme-9.0.1/src/microcode’
make: *** [compile-microcode] Error 2
ioo

Weird. The code compiles cleanly using the “Portable C” option, but not the 64 bit version.

I checked all the conventional channels (google, ubuntu forums, etc) with no luck so I wrote to the authors. It seems their configure script doesn’t check for a package called “m4″ (whatever that is). I installed it and then the program compiled cleanly. I am posting this online just in case anyone else had the same problem as me.