Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:55:27 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firefox3 build fails on alpha Message-ID: <20080801085527.GA84573@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <op.ue6hcrim9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> References: <20080708120738.GA74833@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <20080708122352.GA76546@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <op.ud7arxvc9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20080712225929.GA22401@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20080731222442.GA35346@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <op.ue6hcrim9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 05:42:17PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:24:43 -0500, Anton Shterenlikht > <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 12:59:29AM +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote: > >> Quoting Jeremy Messenger, who wrote on Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 05:44:11PM > >> -0500 .. > >> > On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:23:52 -0500, Anton Shterenlikht > >> > <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > A followup. It seems xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.cpp is missing. It > >> > > is used in Makefile: > >> > > >> > I think most of us don't have any alpha machine. You might have to > >> create > >> > patch for us. I think, the alpha support has been dropped so it's > >> > pointless for us to work on alpha support. > >> > >> The latest release of FreeBSD supporting the Alpha platform port is > >> RELENG_6. Anything newer no longer supports Alpha. > > > > I'm happy with RELENG_6 on alpha. > > I'm happy to test firefox3 on alpha, but need to learn about pathes. > > > > In this particular case it seems that (at least) 2 files > > are missing from the distribution: > > > > xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.cpp > > xptcstubs_freebsd_alpha.cpp > > > > (curiously the corresponding *alpha.cpp files are present for osf1, > > linux, > > openvms and openbsd). > > > > I think that whoever created the tar file simply forgot to add the > > freebsd > > files. > > > > I did try to contact mozilla developers directly, but no reply so far. > > I understand that mozilla developers put out the tar file. Perhaps the > > port maintainers could alert the mozilla team about the missing files, > > or maybe even get these 2 files. I'd be very greatful. > > Have you tried 3.0.1 yet? The Makefile.in has changed by Mozilla team: > > --------------------------------------------------- > ###################################################################### > # > # Tru64/Alpha > # > ifeq ($(OS_ARCH)$(OS_TEST),OSF1alpha) > CPPSRCS := xptcinvoke_osf1_alpha.cpp xptcstubs_osf1_alpha.cpp > ASFILES := xptcinvoke_asm_osf1_alpha.s xptcstubs_asm_osf1_alpha.s > endif > # > # Linux/Alpha > # > ifneq (,$(filter Linuxalpha FreeBSDalpha NetBSDalpha,$(OS_ARCH)$(OS_TEST))) > CPPSRCS := xptcinvoke_linux_alpha.cpp xptcstubs_linux_alpha.cpp > endif > --------------------------------------------------- > > But I have no idea if it works. I just tried again, and get the same error: gmake[8]: Entering directory `/usr/ports/www/firefox3/work/mozilla/xpcom/reflect /xptcall/src/md/unix' gmake[8]: *** No rule to make target `xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.o', needed by `li bxptcmd.a'. Stop. gmake[8]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/www/firefox3/work/mozilla/xpcom/reflect/ xptcall/src/md/unix' gmake[7]: *** [libs] Error 2 Also my Makefile.in under /usr/ports/www/firefox3/work/mozilla/xpcom/reflect/xptcall/src/md/unix still requires these 2 files: ###################################################################### # Alpha ###################################################################### # [skip] # # FreeBSD/Alpha # ifeq ($(OS_ARCH)$(OS_TEST),FreeBSDalpha) CPPSRCS := xptcinvoke_freebsd_alpha.cpp xptcstubs_freebsd_alpha.cpp endif which are missing: -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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