# [ref_impl_eiffel] problem compiling adl_workbench

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**Created:** 2008-04-23 11:15 UTC
**Views:** 2
**Replies:** 5
**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/ref-impl-eiffel-problem-compiling-adl-workbench/14743

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## Post #1 by @system

Hi, Peter,

I have some problems compiling the ADL workbench\. I tried two versions\.
One from BRANCHES/specialisation, I get 4 compiler\-errors\. Do you want
to know them\.
\(maybe it is a code\-tree for developing purposem, not for public\)

The TRUNK version does not open the ECF\.  It gives an error while
opening the project:
TRUNK/apps/adl?workbench?ecf: 1:2 parse error

I am using EiffelStudio 6 \(6\.1\.7\.1223 GPL Edition \- linux\-x86\)

What can I do? is the compiled version on the website actual?
\(I could use that, but still I would be pleased to ahve a compilable
version for myself\.\)

Thanks
Bert

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## Post #2 by @Peter_Gummer1

Bert Verhees wrote:
> I have some problems compiling the ADL workbench\. I tried two versions\.
> One from BRANCHES/specialisation, I get 4 compiler\-errors\.

Good to hear from you, Bert\!

Thomas and I have merged BRANCHES/specialisation into the TRUNK, which is
where we are now working\. We no longer work in that branch\.

> The TRUNK version does not open the ECF\.  It gives an error while
> opening the project:
> TRUNK/apps/adl?workbench?ecf: 1:2 parse error
>
> I am using EiffelStudio 6 \(6\.1\.7\.1223 GPL Edition \- linux\-x86\)

That's not the final release of EiffelStudio 6\.1\. They fixed at least one
bug that affects us; maybe I did a work\-around for that, but I think it's
safest if you install 6\.1\.7\.1477 from
http://eiffelstudio.origo.ethz.ch/download.

> What can I do? is the compiled version on the website actual?

The version at
https://wiki.oceaninformatics.com/confluence/display/TTL/ADL+Workbench+Releases
was built on 2nd April from revision 595\. We're now up to revision 626,
which includes some bug fixes:

          o In the Flat view of a specialised archetype, attribute paths
were missing\.
          o On the Statistics tab, the Slots counts were not updated
correctly\.
          o Clicking the Parse button did not re\-parse an already\-parsed
archetype, despite the user editing the ADL file\.
          o On Linux and Mac only:
                \+ Opening an archetype ad\-hoc did not show it in the
explorer tree\.
                \+ Double\-clicking an archetype in the Errors or Slots tabs
did not show it in the explorer tree\.

So you would probably prefer revision 626 rather than 595 :\-\)

But I don't think this is the problem you are having\. When I build on Linux,
I use the adl\_workbench\_no\_precompile target\. I started doing this in
revision 614; it was necessitated by a work\-around that I added for a bug in
EiffelStudio's EV\_TREE\_IMP class on Linux and Mac\. I think this may be the
cause of your problem\.

Hopefully choosing the adl\_workbench\_no\_precompile target will fix your
problem, but it would be wise to install 6\.1\.7\.1477 too\.

\- Peter

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## Post #3 by @system

> That's not the final release of EiffelStudio 6\.1\. They fixed at least one
> bug that affects us; maybe I did a work\-around for that, but I think it's
> safest if you install 6\.1\.7\.1477 from
> http://eiffelstudio.origo.ethz.ch/download.
>

Thanks for your swift reply, I update right away

regards
Bert

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## Post #4 by @system

Peter Gummer schreef:
> Bert Verhees wrote:
>  
>> I have some problems compiling the ADL workbench\. I tried two versions\.
>> One from BRANCHES/specialisation, I get 4 compiler\-errors\.
>>    
> Good to hear from you, Bert\!
>  

I hope to let hear of me a lot more, in short time\.
I just finished a lot of work, and only need to solve one \(but maybe
big\) problem to have a working \(rudimentary\) OpenEhr based information
system\.

Bert

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## Post #5 by @system

Peter,

I downloaded and installed the new version, first the problem did not
disappear, but further analysis showed that the previous version had
damaged the ecf\-file\. So I restored it from the SVN\-repository and now
it opens fine

Thanks for the advise
Bert

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## Post #6 by @system

Bert Verhees schreef:
> Peter,
>
> I downloaded and installed the new version, first the problem did not
> disappear, but further analysis showed that the previous version had
> damaged the ecf\-file\. So I restored it from the SVN\-repository and now
> it opens fine
>  

Just for the record
ADL\_workbench compiles and runs without any problem in Linux OpenSuse,
and EiffelStudio 6 \(6\.1\.7\.1477 GPL Edition \- linux\-x86\)

thanks again
Bert

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