From owner-freebsd-alpha Tue Jan 29 22:16: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6323F37B400; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:15:57 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g0U6Fuh41726; Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:15:56 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:15:56 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Jesper Skriver Cc: "David O'Brien" , Ruslan Ermilov , alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Latest binutils import breaks Alpha cross compiles Message-ID: <20020130071556.D41646@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20020129190821.B83452@sunbay.com> <20020129120218.A81603@dragon.nuxi.com> <20020130031010.D82717@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020130031010.D82717@FreeBSD.org>; from jesper@FreeBSD.ORG on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 03:10:11AM +0100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.5-RC X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 03:10:11AM +0100, Jesper Skriver wrote: > On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 12:02:18PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 07:08:21PM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > David! > > > > > > After the latest binutils import, attempts to cross-compile > > > Alpha fail at the cross-tools stage of buildworld as shown > > > below. Please also note sed(1) complaints about nonexistent > > > ldscripts/ files. I suspect that "normal" alpha worlds may > > > be broken as well, but I can't tell for sure. > > > > I am sure it probably is. There is a lack of developers using -current > > on Alpha's that progress on i386, IA64, x86-64, and sparc64 cannot be > > held back. I will fix the Alpha problems when I get a chance, but it may > > be a week. > > If it's a lack of available hardware, perhaps I can help, I have one > alpha (a alpha station 220, I think) currently running -stable, and will > likely get between one and three more later this week, I could easily > make one or two available to the community. I think it would not hurt to have a few boxes running -current accesible via the Net. Most -alpha folk don't run -current as the Alpha port is very often broken as a 'by product' of x86 developments. That makes -current/Alpha often a frustrating place to be. And this is one of the main frustrations for David if I am not mistaken. > They would be physically located in Denmark, Europe (traceroute to > amnesiac.wheel.dk for a idea of network connectivity). That is close ;^) -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message