libmd provided by ql package is broken for x86_64 MacOS

[jhgiii]

I've attempted to follow the tutorial for data-frame and had issues when installing the library via quickl-lisp:

~ sbcl --load quicklisp.lisp
This is SBCL 2.4.6, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp.
More information about SBCL is available at http://www.sbcl.org/.

SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty.
It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under
BSD-style licenses. See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the
distribution for more information.

==== quicklisp quickstart 2015-01-28 loaded ====

To continue with installation, evaluate: (quicklisp-quickstart:install)

For installation options, evaluate: (quicklisp-quickstart:help)

• (ql:quickload :lisp-stat)
  To load "lisp-stat":
  Load 1 ASDF system:
  lisp-stat
  ; Loading "lisp-stat"
  ..............Library #P"/Users/xxxxx/.quicklisp/dists/quicklisp/software/cephes.cl-20231021-git/scipy-cephes/libmd-x86-64.dylib" exists, skipping build

debugger invoked on a CFFI:LOAD-FOREIGN-LIBRARY-ERROR in thread
#<THREAD tid=259 "main thread" RUNNING {1000A98133}>:
Unable to load any of the alternatives:
("libmd"
#P"/Users/xxxx/.quicklisp/dists/quicklisp/software/cephes.cl-20231021-git/scipy-cephes/libmd-x86-64.dylib")

Type HELP for debugger help, or (SB-EXT:EXIT) to exit from SBCL.

restarts (invokable by number or by possibly-abbreviated name):
0: [RETRY ] Try loading the foreign library again.
1: [USE-VALUE ] Use another library instead.
2: [TRY-RECOMPILING ] Recompile init and try loading it again
3: [RETRY ] Retry
loading FASL for #<CL-SOURCE-FILE "cephes" "init">.
4: [ACCEPT ] Continue, treating
loading FASL for #<CL-SOURCE-FILE "cephes" "init">
as having been successful.
5: Retry ASDF operation.
6: [CLEAR-CONFIGURATION-AND-RETRY] Retry ASDF operation after resetting the
configuration.
7: Retry ASDF operation.
8: Retry ASDF operation after resetting the
configuration.
9: [ABORT ] Give up on "lisp-stat"
10: [REGISTER-LOCAL-PROJECTS ] Register local projects and try again.
11: Exit debugger, returning to top level.

(CFFI::FL-ERROR "Unable to load any of the alternatives:~% ~S" ("libmd" #P"/Users/xxxxxx/.quicklisp/dists/quicklisp/software/cephes.cl-20231021-git/scipy-cephes/libmd-x86-64.dylib"))
source: (ERROR 'LOAD-FOREIGN-LIBRARY-ERROR :FORMAT-CONTROL CONTROL
:FORMAT-ARGUMENTS ARGUMENTS)
0] 9
;
; compilation unit aborted
; caught 1 fatal ERROR condition

I used a work around by installing libmd via Homebrew and symlinking that dylib to the one references in the error:

~ ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/libmd/1.1.0/lib/libmd.dylib /Users/xxxxxx/.quicklisp/dists/quicklisp/software/cephes.cl-20231021-git/scipy-cephes/libmd-x86-64.dylib

[snunez1]

Quicklisp hasn't been updated in quite a long time. Thanks for mentioning the workaround. I'll leave this open until things are updated so that others with the same problem can find this solution.