From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 11 11:06:53 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6D48106567B for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:06:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A231C8FC14 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:06:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7BB6rON047114 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:06:53 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m7BB6rhW047110 for freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:06:53 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:06:53 GMT Message-Id: <200808111106.m7BB6rhW047110@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: gnats set sender to owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Current problem reports assigned to freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:06:53 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems Serious problems S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o alpha/61940 alpha [sysinstall] Can't disklabel new disk from FreeBSD/alp o alpha/61973 alpha Machine Check on boot-up of AlphaServer 2100A RM s alpha/67626 alpha X crashes an alpha machine, resulting reboot o alpha/85346 alpha PREEMPTION causes unstability in Alpha4000 SMP kernel o alpha/105134 alpha 'panic: lockmgr: thread ... not exclusive lock owner' 5 problems total. Non-critical problems S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o alpha/25284 alpha PC164 won't reboot with graphics console o alpha/38031 alpha osf1.ko not loaded during boot-time of linux-emu enabl o alpha/48676 alpha Changing the baud rate of serial consoles for Alpha sy o alpha/67903 alpha hw.chipset.memory: 1099511627776 - thats way to much : 4 problems total. From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 15 21:25:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C4131065673 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:25:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd@hackbox.bunker-ranch.org) Received: from hackbox.bunker-ranch.org (bunker-ranch.org [206.169.89.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D37DF8FC21 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:25:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd@hackbox.bunker-ranch.org) Received: from hackbox.bunker-ranch.org (localhost.bunker-ranch.org [127.0.0.1]) by hackbox.bunker-ranch.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m7FKooSs096599; Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:50:51 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from bsd@hackbox.bunker-ranch.org) Received: (from bsd@localhost) by hackbox.bunker-ranch.org (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id m7FKonc4096597; Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:50:49 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from bsd) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:50:49 -0700 (MST) From: "Terry R. Friedrichsen" Message-Id: <200808152050.m7FKonc4096597@hackbox.bunker-ranch.org> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org, mexas@bristol.ac.uk, rjv@weblinkmo.com In-Reply-To: <8F8C8CFE62002A4EB82EE1CE9F2ED7D40ECACD@depot.AxxisCorp.local> Cc: Subject: RE: future for FBSD on alpha X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:25:19 -0000 I run several FreeBSD/alpha machines. I've had 6.2 fail to install on at least one of them. I, too, would like to see support into the future, though I guess it doesn't look too hopeful. Terry R. Friedrichsen bsd@bunker-ranch.com From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 16 16:34:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87381106566B for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:34:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: from raven.bwct.de (raven.bwct.de [85.159.14.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAF058FC0A for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:33:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de ([10.1.1.7]) by raven.bwct.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m7GGIPr9083371 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:18:26 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: from cicely7.cicely.de (cicely7.cicely.de [10.1.1.9]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7GGILlM083493 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:18:21 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: from cicely7.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely7.cicely.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7GGILNw040980; Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:18:21 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely7.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely7.cicely.de (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m7GGIKtN040979; Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:18:20 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:18:20 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Christian Weisgerber Message-ID: <20080816161820.GG37139@cicely7.cicely.de> References: <20080708120738.GA74833@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <20080712225929.GA22401@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20080731222442.GA35346@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely7.cicely.de 7.0-STABLE i386 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, AWL=0.091, BAYES_00=-2.599 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on spamd.cicely.de Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firefox3 build fails on alpha X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:34:00 -0000 On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 05:01:23PM +0000, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > I'm happy to test firefox3 on alpha, but need to learn about pathes. > > > > In this particular case it seems that (at least) 2 files > > are missing from the distribution: > > > > xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.cpp > > xptcstubs_freebsd_alpha.cpp > > Yes. These need to be created. > > You have stumbled on a dirty secret: the Mozilla family programs > rely on a part that must be ported at the assembly(!) language level > to each processor/compiler/(operating system) combination. > > > I think that whoever created the tar file simply forgot to add the freebsd > > files. > > No, somebody needs to write them. I wrote them a few years back for mozilla and they were part of the port. Don't know what happened in the meantime, because since alpha support is removed I stopped spending time into it. The whole xptcinvoke thing is completely breandead anyway. The intention was to have a portable interfacing to modules, but in fact they just read the C++ vtable using assembly, which the compiler can do without any help. The assembly calling functions need to know the compiler specific vtable and not a fixed self defined, which is not what I expected to see. It took me several days to understand that they want something senseless. -- B.Walter http://www.bwct.de Modbus/TCP Ethernet I/O Baugruppen, ARM basierte FreeBSD Rechner uvm.