Re: [gentoo-alt] RAP bootstrap: call for test

[Steven Trogdon]

On Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:36:30 +0900
Benda Xu <heroxbd@g.o> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We have updated the RAP bootstrap page on,
>
>   https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Prefix/libc
>
> Please help test it out and add an entry to "Tested Distributions"
> Section[a].  We intend to support all the GNU/Linux distributions.
>
>
> RAP stands for "Rap Ain't Prefix", and is also known as Prefix/libc or
> prefix-standalone.  It adds a libc to classic Prefix[b], so that:
>
>   1. we are no longer limited by ancient glibc;
>
>   2. we are directly using the main Gentoo repo;
>
>   3. RAP is more isolated from host, making itself more robust;
>      3.1 RAP can run on Debian multiarch hosts.
>
>   4. we are compatible with multilib;
>
>
> After about two weeks' public test, we are going to finalize RAP and
> start official support.
>
>
> My special thanks to Luca Barbato and Ruud Koolen for their support, and
> to xdej and scateu for early tests.
>
> Enjoy!
> Benda
>
>
> If you have a classic Prefix, it is easier to bootstrap RAP from
> scratch, because older versions of glibc do not understand symbols of
> newer versions.
>
> If you have a running RAP, it is also easier to bootstrap RAP from
> scratch, because we have implimented a new layout of profiles and the
> toolchains are slightly different (need manual tweaks).
>
> a. https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Prefix/libc#Tested_Distributions
> b. http://prefix.gentoo.org
>

Hi Benda,

The new bootstrap-rap.sh fails here on debian 7.8 (amd64)

gconv_db.c: Assembler messages:
gconv_db.c:759: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc
gconv_db.c:762: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc
gconv_db.c:765: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc
gconv_db.c:768: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc
gconv_db.c:799: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc
gconv_db.c:802: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc
gconv_db.c:772: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc
gconv_db.c:775: Error: CFI instruction used without previous .cfi_startproc

the same as noted for debian 7.10 (amd64)

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Prefix/libc#glibc_in_stage3_cannot_be_compiled

Now I do have a functioning prefix on this debian box with gcc-4.9.3 installed.
But I have to jump through hoops to install it. I suspect that something
on the host is interfering with things.

Steve