From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 1 08:55:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB065106564A; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:55:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirj.bris.ac.uk (dirj.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63C208FC08; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:55:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from seis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.93]) by dirj.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KOqQ6-00034f-22; Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:55:34 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.238]) by seis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1KOqQ5-0003un-8v; Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:55:29 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost.men.bris.ac.uk [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m718tSNX092162; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:55:28 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m718tRO9092161; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:55:27 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:55:27 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Jeremy Messenger Message-ID: <20080801085527.GA84573@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20080708120738.GA74833@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <20080708122352.GA76546@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <20080712225929.GA22401@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20080731222442.GA35346@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Spam-Score: -1.3 X-Spam-Level: - Cc: gnome@freebsd.org, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firefox3 build fails on alpha X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:55:35 -0000 On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 05:42:17PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:24:43 -0500, Anton Shterenlikht > 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 > >> > 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