Hi tried on my mac now - looks like I am running into some networking related problem. I've confirmed though that I can access network using gsi ....

kashyaps-mbp:SCHEMES kashyap$ tar xzf 90minutes/snow-generic-v1_1_2.tgz 

kashyaps-mbp:SCHEMES kashyap$ cd snow-generic/v1.1.2/

kashyaps-mbp:v1.1.2 kashyap$ vim test.scm

kashyaps-mbp:v1.1.2 kashyap$ ./configure 

Searching for the Scheme systems accessible in the current PATH:

  Chez Scheme 9.4.1      -> /usr/local/bin/scheme

  Chicken 4.11.0         -> /usr/local/bin/csi

  Chicken compiler 4.11.0 -> /usr/local/bin/csc

  Gambit 4.8.7           -> /usr/local/Gambit/bin/gsi

  Gambit compiler 4.8.7  -> /usr/local/Gambit/bin/gsc

  Petite Chez Scheme 9.4.1 -> /usr/local/bin/petite


These systems were not found (you might want to check the URL to install them):

  bigloo     -> http://www-sop.inria.fr/mimosa/fp/Bigloo

  gauche     -> http://www.shiro.dreamhost.com/scheme/gauche

  guile      -> http://www.gnu.org/software/guile

  kawa       -> http://www.gnu.org/software/kawa

  larceny    -> http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/will/Larceny

  mit        -> http://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme

  mzscheme   -> http://www.plt-scheme.org/software/mzscheme

  rscheme    -> http://www.rscheme.org

  scheme48   -> http://s48.org

  scm        -> http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/SCM.html

  scsh       -> http://www.scsh.net

  sisc       -> http://sisc.sourceforge.net

  stalin     -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalin_Scheme_compiler

  stklos     -> http://www.stklos.org


Testing the Scheme systems:

----------------------------------------------- testing chez

START OF SELF TEST

exceptions

Exception: variable error-handler is not bound

chez has ***failed*** the self test

----------------------------------------------- testing chicken


Error: invalid syntax in macro form: (_snow:eval-in-macro-environment . exprs)


Call history:


<syntax>   (##core#set! snow-namespace-env g4849)

<syntax>   (##core#set! ##sys#alias-global-hook g5051)

<syntax>   (##core#begin (##core#undefined))

<syntax>   (##core#undefined)

<syntax>   (quote ())

<syntax>   (##core#quote ())

<syntax>   (##core#begin (set! ##sys#alias-global-hook snow-namespace-rename))

<syntax>   (set! ##sys#alias-global-hook snow-namespace-rename)

<syntax>   (##core#set! ##sys#alias-global-hook snow-namespace-rename)

<syntax>   (include "./base/snow.scm")

<syntax>   (##core#include "./base/snow.scm")

<syntax>   (##core#begin (cond-expand (mit (define-macro (_snow:eval-in-macro-environment . exprs) (eval (cons ...

<syntax>   (cond-expand (mit (define-macro (_snow:eval-in-macro-environment . exprs) (eval (cons (quote begin) ...

<syntax>   (##core#begin (define-macro (_snow:eval-in-macro-environment . exprs) (if (pair? exprs) (eval (if (n...

<syntax>   (define-macro (_snow:eval-in-macro-environment . exprs) (if (pair? exprs) (eval (if (null? (cdr expr...

<syntax>   (_snow:eval-in-macro-environment . exprs) <--

chicken has ***failed*** the self test

----------------------------------------------- testing gambit

START OF SELF TEST

exceptions, records, optional parameters, keywords, fixnum, homovector, time, bignum, string, filesys, hostos/bin/sh: unknowncommand: command not found

, random, extio, genport, digest, aes, http*** ERROR IN loop, "pack/http/v1.0.2/snow/http.scm"@49.17 -- Connection reset by peer

(read-subu8vector '#u8(0) 0 1 '#<input-output-port #2 (tcp-client "snow.iro.umontreal.ca" 80)>)

gambit has ***failed*** the self test

----------------------------------------------- testing petite

START OF SELF TEST

exceptions

Exception: variable error-handler is not bound

petite has ***failed*** the self test

-----------------------------------------------


*** None of the installed Scheme systems support Scheme Now!

*** Consequently, the Scheme Now! framework can't be installed.

*** You might want to install a Scheme system, add it to your

*** PATH, and then run the configure script again.


On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Bradley Lucier <lucier@math.purdue.edu> wrote:
I'm not having any problem (the "vi test.scm" is to comment out the failing test):

heine:~/lang/scheme/snow> /bin/rm -rf snow-generic/
heine:~/lang/scheme/snow> tar zxf ~/Downloads/snow-generic-v1_1_2.tgz
heine:~/lang/scheme/snow> cd snow-generic/v1.1.2/
heine:~/lang/scheme/snow/snow-generic/v1.1.2> vi test.scm

heine:~/lang/scheme/snow/snow-generic/v1.1.2> ./configure --site-root=$HOME/.snow-site
Searching for the Scheme systems accessible in the current PATH:
  Gambit 4.8.7           -> /usr/local/Gambit/current/bin/gsi
  Gambit compiler 4.8.7  -> /usr/local/Gambit/current/bin/gsc

These systems were not found (you might want to check the URL to install them):
  bigloo     -> http://www-sop.inria.fr/mimosa/fp/Bigloo
  chez       -> http://www.scheme.com
  chicken    -> http://www.call-with-current-continuation.org
  chicken_comp ->
  gauche     -> http://www.shiro.dreamhost.com/scheme/gauche
  guile      -> http://www.gnu.org/software/guile
  kawa       -> http://www.gnu.org/software/kawa
  larceny    -> http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/will/Larceny
  mit        -> http://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme
  mzscheme   -> http://www.plt-scheme.org/software/mzscheme
  petite     -> http://www.scheme.com
  rscheme    -> http://www.rscheme.org
  scheme48   -> http://s48.org
  scm        -> http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/SCM.html
  scsh       -> http://www.scsh.net
  sisc       -> http://sisc.sourceforge.net
  stalin     -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalin_Scheme_compiler
  stklos     -> http://www.stklos.org

Testing the Scheme systems:
----------------------------------------------- testing gambit
START OF SELF TEST
exceptions, records, optional parameters, keywords, fixnum, homovector, time, bignum, string, filesys, hostos/bin/sh: 1: unknowncommand: not found
, random, extio, genport, digest, aes, http, zlib, tar
END OF SELF TEST   *** PASSED ALL TESTS ***
gambit has passed the self test
-----------------------------------------------

The following installed Scheme systems support Scheme Now!:
  gambit

Please choose the default Scheme host system: gambit

Configuring files for these defaults:

SNOW_SITE_DIR  = /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2
SNOW_USER_DIR  = $HOME/.snow/v1.1.2
ALL_SNOW_HOSTS = gambit
SNOW_HOST      = gambit

To install the Scheme Now! framework type: "make install"
heine:~/lang/scheme/snow/snow-generic/v1.1.2> make install
./mkidirs /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/bin
./install-sh -c -m 755 bin/snow /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/bin/snow
./install-sh -c -m 755 bin/snowman /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/bin/snowman
./install-sh -c -m 755 bin/snowfort /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/bin/snowfort
./mkidirs /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/snow.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/snow.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-chez.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-chez.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-chicken.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-chicken.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-kawa.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-kawa.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-larceny.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-larceny.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-mit.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-mit.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-mzscheme.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-mzscheme.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-scheme48.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-scheme48.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-scm.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-scm.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-scsh.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-scsh.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 base/compat-sisc.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/base/compat-sisc.scm
./mkidirs /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/aes/v1.0.1/snow/aes.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/aes/v1.0.1/snow/aes.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/aes/v1.0.1/snow/aes.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/aes/v1.0.1/snow/aes.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/base64/v1.0.1/snow/base64.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/base64/v1.0.1/snow/base64.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/base64/v1.0.1/snow/base64.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/base64/v1.0.1/snow/base64.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/bignum/v1.0.1/snow/bignum.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/bignum/v1.0.1/snow/bignum.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/bignum/v1.0.1/snow/bignum.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/bignum/v1.0.1/snow/bignum.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/binio/v1.0.2/snow/binio.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/binio/v1.0.2/snow/binio.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/binio/v1.0.2/snow/binio.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/binio/v1.0.2/snow/binio.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/cert/v1.0.2/snow/cert.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/cert/v1.0.2/snow/cert.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/cert/v1.0.2/snow/cert.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/cert/v1.0.2/snow/cert.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/cgi/v1.0.1/snow/cgi.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/cgi/v1.0.1/snow/cgi.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/cgi/v1.0.1/snow/cgi.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/cgi/v1.0.1/snow/cgi.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/cryptio/v1.0.1/snow/cryptio.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/cryptio/v1.0.1/snow/cryptio.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/cryptio/v1.0.1/snow/cryptio.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/cryptio/v1.0.1/snow/cryptio.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/digest/v1.0.1/snow/digest.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/digest/v1.0.1/snow/digest.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/digest/v1.0.1/snow/digest.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/digest/v1.0.1/snow/digest.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/extio/v1.0.3/snow/extio.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/extio/v1.0.3/snow/extio.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/extio/v1.0.3/snow/extio.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/extio/v1.0.3/snow/extio.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/filesys/v1.0.4/snow/filesys.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/filesys/v1.0.4/snow/filesys.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/filesys/v1.0.4/snow/filesys.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/filesys/v1.0.4/snow/filesys.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/fixnum/v1.0.3/snow/fixnum.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/fixnum/v1.0.3/snow/fixnum.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/fixnum/v1.0.3/snow/fixnum.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/fixnum/v1.0.3/snow/fixnum.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/genport/v1.0.1/snow/genport.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/genport/v1.0.1/snow/genport.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/genport/v1.0.1/snow/genport.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/genport/v1.0.1/snow/genport.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/homovector/v1.0.1/snow/homovector.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/homovector/v1.0.1/snow/homovector.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/homovector/v1.0.1/snow/homovector.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/homovector/v1.0.1/snow/homovector.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/hostos/v1.0.3/snow/hostos.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/hostos/v1.0.3/snow/hostos.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/hostos/v1.0.3/snow/hostos.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/hostos/v1.0.3/snow/hostos.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/http/v1.0.2/snow/http.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/http/v1.0.2/snow/http.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/http/v1.0.2/snow/http.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/http/v1.0.2/snow/http.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/list/v1.0.1/snow/list.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/list/v1.0.1/snow/list.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/list/v1.0.1/snow/list.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/list/v1.0.1/snow/list.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/mime/v1.0.1/snow/mime.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/mime/v1.0.1/snow/mime.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/mime/v1.0.1/snow/mime.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/mime/v1.0.1/snow/mime.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/random/v1.0.1/snow/random.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/random/v1.0.1/snow/random.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/random/v1.0.1/snow/random.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/random/v1.0.1/snow/random.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/rfc1423/v1.0.1/snow/rfc1423.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/rfc1423/v1.0.1/snow/rfc1423.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/rfc1423/v1.0.1/snow/rfc1423.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/rfc1423/v1.0.1/snow/rfc1423.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/rsa/v1.0.1/snow/rsa.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/rsa/v1.0.1/snow/rsa.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/rsa/v1.0.1/snow/rsa.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/rsa/v1.0.1/snow/rsa.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/snowfort-app/v1.0.1/snow/snowfort-app.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/snowfort-app/v1.0.1/snow/snowfort-app.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/snowfort-app/v1.0.1/snow/snowfort-app.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/snowfort-app/v1.0.1/snow/snowfort-app.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/snowlib/v1.2.1/snow/snowlib.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/snowlib/v1.2.1/snow/snowlib.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/snowlib/v1.2.1/snow/snowlib.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/snowlib/v1.2.1/snow/snowlib.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/snowman-app/v1.0.2/snow/snowman-app.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/snowman-app/v1.0.2/snow/snowman-app.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/snowman-app/v1.0.2/snow/snowman-app.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/snowman-app/v1.0.2/snow/snowman-app.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/sort/v1.0.1/snow/sort.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/sort/v1.0.1/snow/sort.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/sort/v1.0.1/snow/sort.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/sort/v1.0.1/snow/sort.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/string/v1.0.2/snow/string.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/string/v1.0.2/snow/string.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/string/v1.0.2/snow/string.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/string/v1.0.2/snow/string.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/tar/v1.0.1/snow/tar.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/tar/v1.0.1/snow/tar.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/tar/v1.0.1/snow/tar.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/tar/v1.0.1/snow/tar.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/tcpip/v1.1.2/snow/tcpip.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/tcpip/v1.1.2/snow/tcpip.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/tcpip/v1.1.2/snow/tcpip.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/tcpip/v1.1.2/snow/tcpip.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/time/v1.0.2/snow/time.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/time/v1.0.2/snow/time.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/time/v1.0.2/snow/time.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/time/v1.0.2/snow/time.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/ttyui/v1.0.1/snow/ttyui.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/ttyui/v1.0.1/snow/ttyui.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/ttyui/v1.0.1/snow/ttyui.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/ttyui/v1.0.1/snow/ttyui.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/vector/v1.0.1/snow/vector.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/vector/v1.0.1/snow/vector.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/vector/v1.0.1/snow/vector.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/vector/v1.0.1/snow/vector.scm.sig
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/zlib/v1.0.1/snow/zlib.scm /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/zlib/v1.0.1/snow/zlib.scm
./install-sh -c -m 644 pack/zlib/v1.0.1/snow/zlib.scm.sig /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2/pack/zlib/v1.0.1/snow/zlib.scm.sig
Setting up for SNOW_HOST=gambit
  compiling aes/v1.0.1
  compiling base64/v1.0.1
  compiling bignum/v1.0.1
  compiling binio/v1.0.2
  compiling cert/v1.0.2
  compiling cgi/v1.0.1
  compiling cryptio/v1.0.1
  compiling digest/v1.0.1
  compiling extio/v1.0.3
  compiling filesys/v1.0.4
  compiling fixnum/v1.0.3
  compiling genport/v1.0.1
  compiling homovector/v1.0.1
  compiling hostos/v1.0.3
  compiling http/v1.0.2
  compiling list/v1.0.1
  compiling mime/v1.0.1
  compiling random/v1.0.1
  compiling rfc1423/v1.0.1
  compiling rsa/v1.0.1
  compiling snowfort-app/v1.0.1
  compiling snowlib/v1.2.1
  compiling snowman-app/v1.0.2
  compiling sort/v1.0.1
  compiling string/v1.0.2
  compiling tar/v1.0.1
  compiling tcpip/v1.1.2
  compiling time/v1.0.2
  compiling ttyui/v1.0.1
  compiling vector/v1.0.1
  compiling zlib/v1.0.1
rm -f /home/lucier/.snow-site/current
ln -s /home/lucier/.snow-site/v1.1.2 /home/lucier/.snow-site/current
Don't forget to add /home/lucier/.snow-site/current/bin to your PATH
heine:~/lang/scheme/snow/snow-generic/v1.1.2>