Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:09:08 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Cc: gnome@freebsd.org, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> Subject: Re: firefox3 build fails on alpha Message-ID: <200808040909.09020.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20080801085527.GA84573@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20080708120738.GA74833@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <op.ue6hcrim9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20080801085527.GA84573@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk>
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On Friday 01 August 2008 04:55:27 am Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 05:42:17PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > > On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:24:43 -0500, Anton Shterenlikht > > > > <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 12:59:29AM +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > >> Quoting Jeremy Messenger, who wrote on Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 05:44:11PM > > >> -0500 .. > > >> > > >> > On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:23:52 -0500, Anton Shterenlikht > > >> > > > >> > <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > > >> > > A followup. It seems xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.cpp is missing. It > > >> > > is used in Makefile: > > >> > > > >> > I think most of us don't have any alpha machine. You might have to > > >> > > >> create > > >> > > >> > patch for us. I think, the alpha support has been dropped so it's > > >> > pointless for us to work on alpha support. > > >> > > >> The latest release of FreeBSD supporting the Alpha platform port is > > >> RELENG_6. Anything newer no longer supports Alpha. > > > > > > I'm happy with RELENG_6 on alpha. > > > 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 > > > > > > (curiously the corresponding *alpha.cpp files are present for osf1, > > > linux, > > > openvms and openbsd). > > > > > > I think that whoever created the tar file simply forgot to add the > > > freebsd > > > files. > > > > > > I did try to contact mozilla developers directly, but no reply so far. > > > I understand that mozilla developers put out the tar file. Perhaps the > > > port maintainers could alert the mozilla team about the missing files, > > > or maybe even get these 2 files. I'd be very greatful. > > > > Have you tried 3.0.1 yet? The Makefile.in has changed by Mozilla team: > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > ###################################################################### > > # > > # Tru64/Alpha > > # > > ifeq ($(OS_ARCH)$(OS_TEST),OSF1alpha) > > CPPSRCS := xptcinvoke_osf1_alpha.cpp xptcstubs_osf1_alpha.cpp > > ASFILES := xptcinvoke_asm_osf1_alpha.s xptcstubs_asm_osf1_alpha.s > > endif > > # > > # Linux/Alpha > > # > > ifneq (,$(filter Linuxalpha FreeBSDalpha > > NetBSDalpha,$(OS_ARCH)$(OS_TEST))) CPPSRCS := xptcinvoke_linux_alpha.cpp > > xptcstubs_linux_alpha.cpp endif > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > But I have no idea if it works. > > I just tried again, and get the same error: > > gmake[8]: Entering directory > `/usr/ports/www/firefox3/work/mozilla/xpcom/reflect /xptcall/src/md/unix' > gmake[8]: *** No rule to make target `xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.o', needed > by `li bxptcmd.a'. Stop. > gmake[8]: Leaving directory > `/usr/ports/www/firefox3/work/mozilla/xpcom/reflect/ xptcall/src/md/unix' > gmake[7]: *** [libs] Error 2 > > Also my Makefile.in under > /usr/ports/www/firefox3/work/mozilla/xpcom/reflect/xptcall/src/md/unix > > still requires these 2 files: > > ###################################################################### > # Alpha > ###################################################################### > # > > [skip] > > # > # FreeBSD/Alpha > # > ifeq ($(OS_ARCH)$(OS_TEST),FreeBSDalpha) > CPPSRCS := xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.cpp xptcstubs_freebsd_alpha.cpp > endif > > which are missing: I would compare the FreeBSD and Linux files in the www/firefox port and see what differences there are and try to apply this differences to the Linux files in www/firefox3 to generate FreeBSD files for www/firefox3. -- John Baldwin
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