(Julia 1.12) UndefVarError: `eval` not defined in `Main.anonymous` when using `custom_sysimage.jl` Example per Sysimage Docs

[patrickm663]

Hi

I am hitting an error on Julia 1.12 with eval when attempting to use the custom_sysimage.jl example per https://julialang.github.io/PackageCompiler.jl/dev/devdocs/sysimages_part_1.html.

This previously worked on 1.11.7.

See below:

Base.init_depot_path()
Base.init_load_path()

using CSV

@eval Module() begin
    for (pkgid, mod) in Base.loaded_modules
        if !(pkgid.name in ("Main", "Core", "Base"))
            eval(@__MODULE__, :(const $(Symbol(mod)) = $mod))
        end
    end
    for statement in readlines("csv_precompile.jl")
        try
            Base.include_string(@__MODULE__, statement)
        catch
            # See julia issue #28808
            @info "failed to compile statement: $statement"
        end
    end
end # module

empty!(LOAD_PATH)
empty!(DEPOT_PATH)

Error:

303.1 ERROR: LoadError: UndefVarError: `eval` not defined in `Main.anonymous`
306.0 Suggestion: check for spelling errors or missing imports.
306.2 Stacktrace:
306.2  [1] top-level scope
306.2    @ /app/custom_sysimage.jl:9
306.2  [2] eval(m::Module, e::Any)
306.3    @ Core ./boot.jl:489
306.3  [3] top-level scope
306.3    @ /app/custom_sysimage.jl:6

Thanks for your assistance!

[KristofferC]

Maybe Base.eval. This is not really a PackageCompiler question, what you read are very old devdocs.

[patrickm663]

Ah thanks, Base.eval works. I see it's not PackageCompiler specific but didn't realise this was old docs -- came across it when Googling.