Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:44:41 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building ARM ports (was Re: Globalscale Dreamplug and 8.3 RELEASE) Message-ID: <48664E9B-0BBB-4C78-B720-9920083E661A@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmok-n_focw5x4nM1Go2c0xRoeU=xehDAtTgeM2%2BtZ94GjA@mail.gmail.com> References: <5008728C.5040100@jetcafe.org> <1343846511.1128.34.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <501B0E04.5040901@jetcafe.org> <1343951251.1128.53.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <502AEC99.70708@jetcafe.org> <CAJ-Vmok-n_focw5x4nM1Go2c0xRoeU=xehDAtTgeM2%2BtZ94GjA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Aug 14, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > Guys/girls/etc, > > OpenWRT manages it. They started from the ground up with having to cross-build. > > Just because the problem is hard to tackle doesn't mean we shouldn't try. Agreed. I worry the qemu solution sounds simple, but really will be harder. Prove me wrong :) > There's like a dozen half-done attempts at this. I realise you can't > address _all_ the ports at once, but surely starting with a small > subset and working outward is doable. > > I'll put up a bounty for anyone who actually comes up with a basic > framework for supporting cross-building ports, documents how it > does/doesn't work (eg if things like build vs run dependencies) and > has a basic design for how to slowly fix ports to support it. I have the basics, and have for years. I've posted them several times. The trouble is that they are very very basic and need more work. I think you'll need to define the problem a little better before progress can be made. Warnershelp
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