Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:22:48 -0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Cc: Jesper Skriver <jesper@FreeBSD.ORG>, "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>, Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG>, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Latest binutils import breaks Alpha cross compiles Message-ID: <20020130162248.ABCCF3A9A@overcee.wemm.org> In-Reply-To: <20020130071556.D41646@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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Wilko Bulte wrote: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 03:10:11AM +0100, Jesper Skriver wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 12:02:18PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 07:08:21PM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > > David! > > > > > > > > After the latest binutils import, attempts to cross-compile > > > > Alpha fail at the cross-tools stage of buildworld as shown > > > > below. Please also note sed(1) complaints about nonexistent > > > > ldscripts/ files. I suspect that "normal" alpha worlds may > > > > be broken as well, but I can't tell for sure. > > > > > > I am sure it probably is. There is a lack of developers using -current > > > on Alpha's that progress on i386, IA64, x86-64, and sparc64 cannot be > > > held back. I will fix the Alpha problems when I get a chance, but it may > > > be a week. > > > > If it's a lack of available hardware, perhaps I can help, I have one > > alpha (a alpha station 220, I think) currently running -stable, and will > > likely get between one and three more later this week, I could easily > > make one or two available to the community. > > I think it would not hurt to have a few boxes running -current > accesible via the Net. Most -alpha folk don't run -current as the > Alpha port is very often broken as a 'by product' of x86 developments. > That makes -current/Alpha often a frustrating place to be. Well, there is (sort of) one box available. With beast.freebsd.org, committers can do buildworlds etc. There is local disk space, and MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX is your friend. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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