Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 14:30:29 GMT From: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/74669: The port math/octave is marked BROKEN on amd64 Message-ID: <200412041430.iB4EUT4V040986@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR amd64/74669; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net>
To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: amd64/74669: The port math/octave is marked BROKEN on amd64
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 08:27:28 -0600
On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 14:54 +0100, Roland Smith wrote:
> >Number: 74669
> >Category: amd64
> >Synopsis: The port math/octave is marked BROKEN on amd64
> >Confidential: no
> >Severity: non-critical
> >Priority: low
> >Responsible: freebsd-amd64
> >State: open
> >Quarter:
> >Keywords:
> >Date-Required:
> >Class: change-request
> >Submitter-Id: current-users
> >Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 04 14:00:45 GMT 2004
> >Closed-Date:
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator: Roland Smith
> >Release: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE amd64
> >Organization:
> none
> >Environment:
> >Description:
> The port math/octave is marked BROKEN on amd64.
>
> >How-To-Repeat:
> >Fix:
> This patch works around the breakage by configuring octave with
> --disable-shared. This makes for a large executable, but the
> program works.
A better fix would be to determine exactly where -fPIC is needed and
apply patches where appropriate, but this is fine for a "quick fix".
> --- octave-mak.patch begins here ---
> --- Makefile.orig Fri Dec 3 20:36:40 2004
> +++ Makefile Sat Dec 4 10:43:13 2004
> @@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
>
> .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
>
> -.if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
> -BROKEN= "Does not build on amd64 (Shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC)"
> -.endif
--
Conrad J. Sabatier -- conrads@cox.net -- "In Unix veritas"
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