Re: Problem installing srfi-1 egg

>
> Hello all,
>
> When I attempt to install the srfi-1 egg:
>   $ chicken-install -s srfi-1
> it terminates with the following error:
>   install: cannot stat '/home/bob/.cache/chicken-install/srfi-1/srfi-1.types': No such file or directory
>
> I'm running Linux (specifically Arch Linux).  I tried removing chicken,
> deleting any chicken-related files I could find on my system,
> reinstalling and trying again.  I'm not sure what the problem is
> exactly.
>
> The problem seems to occur only with this egg, although srfi-1 appears
> to be a dependency for many other eggs.

Hi! Did a previous installation fail? I noticed that sometimes chicken-install overeagerly
removes build artifacts on failure.

Try to purge the cache, like this:

  $ chicken-install -purge

and try again.


felix