Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 20:44:35 -0500 From: Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com> To: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RESOLVED: Build failure of gmp-6.2.0 on Mac Mini G4 Message-ID: <20200526204435.101e82f5@titan.knownspace> In-Reply-To: <1afbd7a9-0383-f31b-0c76-36be152a1851@comcast.net> References: <18d93226-7cc6-4cef-1667-f05dea8770a3@comcast.net> <20200526194532.07d637bb@titan.knownspace> <83543ad1-48c9-cf6c-b24b-f47c249a1634@comcast.net> <b5c89910-a1af-7cfb-b23c-67a3e9c976e7@comcast.net> <1afbd7a9-0383-f31b-0c76-36be152a1851@comcast.net>
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On Tue, 26 May 2020 18:41:39 -0700
Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 5/26/20 6:18 PM, Charlie Kester wrote:
> > On 5/26/20 6:00 PM, Charlie Kester wrote: =20
> >> On 5/26/20 5:45 PM, Justin Hibbits wrote: =20
> >>> On Tue, 26 May 2020 15:27:46 -0700
> >>> Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>> =20
> >>>> (This is a copy of email sent to the port maintainer.
> >>>> Re-sending to this list in case someone familiar with powerpc
> >>>> has already encountered and resolved this issue.)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm trying to get FreeBSD running on an old Mac Mini and have
> >>>> hit a snag with this port, which is a dependency of many others.
> >>>>
> >>>> The configure step fails with the following output (I don't have
> >>>> mail running on the mini yet and am typing this on another
> >>>> machine, so please disregard any typos.=C2=A0 blank lines =3D line
> >>>> breaks in output):
> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------=
-=20
> >>>> =3D=3D=3D> gmp-6.2.0 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/makeinfo - foun=
d =20
> >>>> =20
> >>>> =3D=3D=3D> Configuring for gmp-6.2.0 =20
> >>>>
> >>>> checking build system type... invalid configuration
> >>>> 'powerpc7447-unknown-freebsd12.1': machine 'powerpc7447-unknown'
> >>>> not recognized
> >>>>
> >>>> configure: error: /bin/sh ./config.sub
> >>>> powerpc7447-unknown-freebsd12.1 failed
> >>>>
> >>>> etc.
> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------=
--
> >>>> I tried
> >>>> # make configure CONFIGURE_ARGS=3D--build=3Dpowerpc7447
> >>>> and
> >>>> # make configure CONFIGURE_TARGET=3Dpowerpc7447
> >>>>
> >>>> Neither worked.=C2=A0 Same failure.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any suggestions on how I can resolve this issue? =20
> >>>
> >>> Where do you get powerpc7447?=C2=A0 The arch is 'powerpc', and you
> >>> shouldn't need to set anything for the port. If you want to
> >>> customize for your specific CPU, add the following to
> >>> /etc/make.conf:
> >>>
> >>> CPUTYPE=3D7450
> >>> =20
> >>
> >> I got it from the error message above.=C2=A0 ;-)
> >>
> >> This is a vanilla install using the ISO CD image downloaded
> >> yesterday and installed, followed by a portsnap fetch and portsnap
> >> extract. I haven't made any edits to /etc/make.conf or changed any
> >> other settings.=C2=A0 Expected it to work "out of the box" but for some
> >> reason it doesn't.
> >>
> >> Am I correct in assuming that the 7447 came as a result of the
> >> kernel reading the PVR at some point?=C2=A0 Or is this due to the gmp
> >> port's own attempt to get the processor version in config.guess?
> >> How can I confirm which of 7447 or 7450 is correct? =20
> >=20
> > sysctl reports hw.model as "Motorola PowerPC 7447A"
> >=20
> > So I tried adding CPUTYPE=3D7447 to /etc/make.conf
> >=20
> > cd /usr/ports/math/gmp
> > make distclean
> > make install clean
> >=20
> > Same failure as above ("invalid configuration")
> > =20
>=20
> I was finally able to get this port configured and built with:
>=20
> make configure CONFIGURE_ARGS=3D--build=3Dpowerppc
>=20
> Should have tried that sooner. Sorry for the noise.
It's not noise. If that's required, then the port does need fixed.
The port Makefile might need a "CONFIGURE_ARGS+=3D--build=3D${ARCH}", or
something similar. You can file a PR against it (include the category
in the summary: math/gmp ..., so the automation does its job).
- Justin
>=20
>=20
> > =C2=A0-- charlie =20
>=20
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