Re: bootstrap.sh fails on macos

Just tried the same steps on my macbook (arm64) with a fresh clone without
issues, so maybe it's something only happening macos x86_64?

$ sw_vers
ProductName:            macOS
ProductVersion:         15.6.1
BuildVersion:           24G90
$ gcc --version
Apple clang version 16.0.0 (clang-1600.0.26.3)
Target: arm64-apple-darwin24.6.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
$ sh scripts/bootstrap.sh
...
rm -f chicken-config.h chicken-defaults.h chicken-install.rc
chicken-uninstall.rc
touch config.make

Now, build chicken by passing "--chicken ./chicken-boot" to "configure",
in addition to PREFIX, PLATFORM, and other parameters.

$ ./configure --chicken ./chicken-boot
detecting platform ... macosx
installation prefix: /usr/local
bootstrap chicken: ./chicken-boot
testing C compiler (gcc) ... works

now run make to build the system
$ make -j$(nproc)
echo '#define C_CHICKEN_PROGRAM "chicken"' >> chicken-defaults.h.tmp
...
gcc  -L. csc.o  -o csc -lchicken  -lm
gcc  -L. chicken-install.o  -o chicken-install -lchicken  -lm
$ ./csi
CHICKEN
(c) 2008-2022, The CHICKEN Team
(c) 2000-2007, Felix L. Winkelmann
Version 6.0.0 (rev 96e023e7)
macosx-unix-clang-arm64 [ 64bit dload ptables ]

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On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM Ben via Chicken-users <
[email protected]> wrote:

> hi
> This is my error report. Any idea whats the probleme here?
> Thanks Ben
>
> $ sw_vers
> ProductName:            macOS
> ProductVersion:         15.6.1
>
> $ gcc --version
> Apple clang version 17.0.0 (clang-1700.0.13.5)
> Target: x86_64-apple-darwin24.6.0
> Thread model: posix
> InstalledDir:
> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
>
> git clone https://code.call-cc.org/git/chicken-core.git
> # ...
>
> $ sh scripts/bootstrap.ch
> # Errors
> # ....
> gcc -m64 -L. chicken.o batch-driver.o core.o optimizer.o lfa2.o
> compiler-syntax.o scrutinizer.o support.o c-platform.o c-backend.o
> user-pass.o -o chicken \
>           -lchicken  -lm
> install_name_tool -change libchicken.dylib
> /Users/ben/Builds/chicken-crunch/chicken-core/boot/chicken-6.0.0pre1/libchicken.dylib
> chicken
> error:
> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/install_name_tool:
> changing install names or rpaths can't be redone for: chicken (for
> architecture x86_64) because larger updated load commands do not fit (the
> program must be relinked, and you may need to use -headerpad or
> -headerpad_max_install_names)
> make: *** [chicken] Error 1
>
>