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[PATCH] doc: Document how to enable qemu binfmt service and how to use it.

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Document how to enable qemu binfmt service and how to
 use it.
Date: Sun,  3 Feb 2019 16:46:01 +0100

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document how to enable qemu
binfmt service and how to use it.
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index ecc20dabc..c086e3c9a 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -813,6 +813,29 @@ name of the new or modified package, and fix any errors it reports
 Make sure the package builds on your platform, using @code{guix build
 @var{package}}.
 
+@item
+We recommend you also try to build the package on other platforms.  We
+do not presume that you have all the platforms, therefore we recommend
+using the qemu binfmt service of GuixSD.  In order to enable it, add
+the following service to your operating-system configuration's services:
+
+@example
+(service qemu-binfmt-service-type
+ (qemu-binfmt-configuration
+   (platforms (lookup-qemu-platforms "arm" "aarch64" "ppc" "mips64el"))
+   (guix-support? #t)))
+@end example
+
+Then reconfigure your system.
+
+You can then build packages like the following, respectively:
+@example
+guix build --system=armhf-linux --rounds=2 my-package
+guix build --system=aarch64-linux --rounds=2 my-package
+guix build --system=powerpc-linux --rounds=2 my-package
+guix build --system=mips64el-linux --rounds=2 my-package
+@end example
+
 @item
 @cindex bundling
 Make sure the package does not use bundled copies of software already

Message #8 received at 34304 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Cc: 34304 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#34304] [PATCH] doc: Document how to enable qemu binfmt
 service and how to use it.
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:59:08 +0100

Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org> writes:

> * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document how to enable qemu
> binfmt service and how to use it.

Sounds good to me!

> +We recommend you also try to build the package on other platforms.  We
> +do not presume that you have all the platforms, therefore we recommend
> +using the qemu binfmt service of GuixSD.  In order to enable it, add
> +the following service to your operating-system configuration's services:

How about this:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
We recommend you also try building the package on other supported
platforms.  As you may not have access to actual hardware platforms, we
recommend using the @code{qemu-binfmt-service-type} to emulate them.  In
order to enable it, add the following service to the list of services in
your @code{operating-system} configuration:
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---


> +You can then build packages like the following, respectively:
> +@example
> +guix build --system=armhf-linux --rounds=2 my-package
> +guix build --system=aarch64-linux --rounds=2 my-package
> +guix build --system=powerpc-linux --rounds=2 my-package
> +guix build --system=mips64el-linux --rounds=2 my-package
> +@end example

How about:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
You can then build packages for different platforms by specifying the
@code{--system} option.  For example, to build the “hello” package for
the armhf, aarch64, powerpc, or mips64 architectures, you would run the
following commands, respectively:
@example
guix build --system=armhf-linux --rounds=2 hello
guix build --system=aarch64-linux --rounds=2 hello
guix build --system=powerpc-linux --rounds=2 hello
guix build --system=mips64el-linux --rounds=2 hello
@end example
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Message #13 received at 34304-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 34304-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#34304] [PATCH] doc: Document how to enable qemu binfmt
 service and how to use it.
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 17:58:10 +0100

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Hi Ricardo,

On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:59:08 +0100
Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> wrote:

>[improved version]

Thanks!  Pushed with improved text to guix master as 89339a35bd8610ec585da36f3da6ddf116c3fe89.

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