@@ -276,8 +276,9 @@ (define-public racket-vm-cgc
;; main-distribution-test that aren't part of the main
;; distribution.
#:tests? #f
- ;; Upstream recommends #:out-of-source?, and it does
- ;; help with debugging, but it confuses `install-license-files`.
+ ;; Upstream recommends #:out-of-source?, and it
+ ;; helps a lot with debugging.
+ #:out-of-source? #t
#:modules '((ice-9 match)
(ice-9 regex)
(guix build gnu-build-system)
@@ -314,7 +315,18 @@ (define-public racket-vm-cgc
#f)))))))
(add-before 'configure 'chdir
(lambda _
- (chdir "racket/src"))))))
+ (chdir "racket/src")))
+ (replace 'install-license-files
+ ;; The #:out-of-source? mode for install-license-files fails
+ ;; to find the srcdir: as a workaround, navigate there ourselves.
+ (let ((install-license-files
+ (assoc-ref %standard-phases 'install-license-files)))
+ (lambda args
+ (with-directory-excursion "../src"
+ (apply install-license-files
+ `(,@args
+ ;; if there are duplicate keywords, last is used
+ #:out-of-source? #f)))))))))
(home-page "https://racket-lang.org")
(synopsis "Old Racket implementation used for bootstrapping")
(description "This variant of the Racket BC (``before Chez'' or