From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 23 04:41:46 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98ABD16A468 for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:41:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br) Received: from capeta.freebsdbrasil.com.br (vrrp.freebsdbrasil.com.br [200.210.70.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CA04813C4B7 for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:41:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br) Received: (qmail 20473 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2007 01:42:03 -0300 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 20424, pid: 20463, t: 2.2719s scanners: clamav: 0.90.2/m:43/d:3087 spam: 3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin: -last, FreeBSD Brasil LTDA rulesets: Yes X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.2 required=3.7 Received: from unknown (HELO claire.freebsdbrasil.com.br) (eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br@201.80.0.53) by capeta.freebsdbrasil.com.br with SMTP; 23 Jun 2007 01:42:01 -0300 Message-ID: <467CA46E.6070705@freebsdbrasil.com.br> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:41:18 -0300 From: Patrick Tracanelli User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (X11/20070612) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fredrik Lindberg References: <467C343C.60707@freebsdbrasil.com.br> <467C3D4F.5030106@shapeshifter.se> In-Reply-To: <467C3D4F.5030106@shapeshifter.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UPEK/TouchChip Biometric Device problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:41:46 -0000 > First, you cross-posted to way too many lists, ports@ would probably > have been the most appropriate as this has nothing to do with FreeBSD > itself. Believed it to be related to recent system changes. > >> >> All threads purged from ugen1.1 >> All threads purged from ugen1.2 >> All threads purged from ugen1.3 > > Harmless, as far as I know. > >> >> What is this about "threads purged"? Also, the port want libintl.so.6 >> while 6.2-STABLE has libintl.so.8. I have tried 1) linking .8 to .6 >> and also copied .6 from another system (also, 6.2-STABLE) to the >> current one. Didnt work both way. Same behavior, exactly. > > This is because of a gettext library bump, I just found out about it > (although it happened in march), and I have know good solution to it. > Installing an old version of gettext should of course work, but that's > ugly. So, this has nothing to do with the fact that the device can not be initiated? > >> >> On 7.0-CURRENT things are worse. libpthread is not found, and the same >> command core dumps. Anyway, 6.2-STABLE is more important to me right >> now, since I need this device to work on FreeBSD for an ongoing >> project, but if a solution to 7.0 happens first my work can move to >> that version. >> > > This is life with binary only, closed source applications. Things might > have been slightly better if this was statically linked but > unfortunately that's not the case. > misc/compat6x should hopefully cover the threading though. Tried with, compat6x, no difference. Also tried with libpthread as denoted on current's /usr/src/UPDATING, also, same behavior. > > When I get some spare time, I'll try to ping my contact at UPEK, > but last time I heard from them they were developing a new version > but nothing have been released yet, so things aren't looking good. > If nothing works out, I'm afraid this port have seen its last days. > > Fredrik