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On 2:58:58 pm 11/11/04 Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 09:23, Peter S. Mazinger wrote: |
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> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Ned Ludd wrote: |
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> > |
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> > > > X (tested older XFree86 and xorg-x11-6.8.1) can't be built |
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> > > > against uclibc for now (missing math functions) |
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> > > > |
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> > > > solar,vapier: |
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> > > > I could add to the masked uclibc |
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> > > > use X && (apply X needed math funcs) |
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> > > > and/or |
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> > > > use java && (apply sun-jdk math funcs) |
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> > > > the java condition is not quite true, they are needed to build |
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> > > sun-j2sdk |
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> > > Well here is what I'm thinking in this respect. mjn3 is working |
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> > > on a new libm but it's going to be a while before he is done. |
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> > > Reading the uClibc/TODO states that libm is targeted for 1.0 |
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> > > which we know is going to be a ways out. So if we have |
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> > > replacement functions then lets post them here for review and |
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> > > consider patching out own -lm till such time as mjn3 has it |
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> > > ready and it works for us. |
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> > > http://uclibc.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/uClibc/TODO?&view=auto |
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> > > TODO list for the uClibc 1.0.0 release: |
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> > > *) Implement the float and long double versions of math funcs |
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> > > using wrappers on top of the double versions (size / |
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> > > precision trade off where size clearly wins). |
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> > |
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> > look in the current uclibc patches tarball subdir math, those are |
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> > that I needed until now, they are edited versions of net/openbsd |
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> > (as almost the whole original libm stuff in uclibc) |
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> > sinf/cosf/tanf/atan2f/sqrtf/powf/fabsf are implemented |
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> > I'll add IUSE="X" and use X && epatch patch/math to the new uclibc |
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> ebuild |
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> USE=X is not logical and should not be the controlling factor which |
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> decide if libm is built. |
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> Please consider. |
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> if use build || use bootstrap; then |
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> # It's ok to skip it here. |
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> else |
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> # It really should be enabled here. |
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> fi |
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I like this method more than using the X use flag. I've actually run into a |
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few other packages that tried to use those math funcs. (although I can't |
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remember which ones off the top of my head). |
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--Iggy |
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> -- |
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> Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> |
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> Gentoo (hardened,security,infrastructure,embedded) Developer |
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