Re: SunOS 64-bit ABI bootstrap

[Ryo ONODERA <ryo_on%yk.rim.or.jp@localhost>]

Hi,

From: Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%joyent.com@localhost>, Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:55:53 +0000

> * On 2016-01-22 at 13:49 GMT, Ryo ONODERA wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> From: Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%joyent.com@localhost>, Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:39:40 +0000
>> 
>> > * On 2016-01-22 at 13:36 GMT, Ryo ONODERA wrote:
>> > 
>> >> I have gotten the following error on SmartOS.
>> >> Can anyone fix this problem?
>> > 
>> > This is a known issue at this time, affects a few other operating
>> > systems as well, and will be fixed by my patch proposed in the "Fixing
>> > MACHINE_ARCH" thread on this list.
>> > 
>> > I'm just waiting for enough feedback before committing the patch, as
>> > it touches quite a few areas.
>> 
>> Thanks for your quick response.
>> 
>> Do you have check list for your patch?
>> I have no idea what platform/architecture/OS have confirmed already.
> 
> I have tested Darwin i386/x86_64, OpenBSD/amd64, SunOS/i386 (32-bit
> and 64-bit), Linux x86_64, and cross-compile support on NetBSD/amd64.
> 
> Sevan has tested Darwin/powerpc 32-bit, Bitrig/amd64, and SunOS/sparc,
> and I'm hoping he'll be able to test Darwin/powerpc64
> 
> It's highly likely my patch breaks AIX/HPUX, but I do not have any
> access to those systems to test, and it is possible they are broken at
> the moment anyway with the same issue.
> 
> Systems with architectures not currently in the $machine_arch/$abi
> table in bootstrap/bootstrap would be highly desirable, especially if
> they are capable of multiarch.

I will test DragonFly/x86_64, Linux/i386, SCO OpenServer 5/i386,
QNX/i386, FreeBSD/i386, FreeBSD/amd64 and hopefully UnixWare/i386.

>> By the way, if your patch will not be committed soon,
>> can I commit the following workaround?
> 
> No, please do not.  Given the high number of platforms broken with
> current pkgsrc I'm likely to commit the patch either today or tomorrow
> anyway, as I am sure it will fix more platforms than it may
> potentially break, and it is the right way forward.

O.K.
Thank you.

> 
> -- 
> Jonathan Perkin  -  Joyent, Inc.  -  www.joyent.com

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