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Begin forwarded message: |
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> From: Pieter Van den Abeele <pvdabeel@g.o> |
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> Date: Tue 1 Jun 2004 02:13:37 CEST |
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> To: ppc@g.o |
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> Cc: Pieter Van den Abeele <pvdabeel@g.o> |
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> Subject: PPC profile update proposal |
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> Hi, |
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> 2004.0 && 2004.1 |
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> |
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> - currently have glibc-2.3.2-r9 and gcc-3.2.3 |
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> - I'd like to make gcc-3.3.3_pre2004048-r1 and |
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> glibc-2.3.3_pre20040420-r1 stable (I did tons of tests) |
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> - Using this toolchain, a kde/gnome livecd cd is build and updated GRP |
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> G3 G4 and G5 package-cds are released. (incl a mini and regular |
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> install livecd) |
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> 2004.2 |
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> |
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> - scheduled to have gcc-3.4, glibc-20040529, binutils-.15-3-r3 or |
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> newer if stable. |
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> - gcc-3.3.3_pre20040408-r1 and glibc-2.3.3_pre20040420-r1 if gcc-3.4 |
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> does not stabilize |
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> - Using this toolchain, a kde/gnome cd is build and GRP G3, G4 and G5 |
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> package-cds are released. (incl a mini and regular install livecd) |
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> The criteria I'd like to use for determining whether gcc-3.4 is |
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> useable for release are: |
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> - The complete GRP set of packages is buildable against 3.4 (we are |
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> currently close, but not 100% there) |
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> - There are no big problems regarding java. |
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> I'm personally in favor of adding NPTL to the default USE flags, and |
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> masking kernel-headers-2.6.5 stable on ppc. It is possible to leave |
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> nptl support optional. Extensive testing revealed no problems at all. |
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> Yellowdog has had nptl enabled for a while. |
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> Mac-fdisk was recently fixed for 2.6 headers by the LFS guy who helps |
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> out on ppc64 (still needs a bit runtime testing, but everything seems |
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> to work fine). |
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> Remaining packages that require looking into are: sysklogd and vim |
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> (feel free to test). |
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> If you have comments, feel free to shoot. I'd like to commit the |
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> profile changes preferably this week, if nobody raises the red flag. |
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> Best regards, |
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> Pieter Van den Abeele |
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