GNU bug report logs - #51770
[PATCH] update Hurd packages

unarchive 51770

From: zamfofex <zamfofex <at> twdb.moe>
To: "guix-patches <at> gnu.org" <guix-patches <at> gnu.org>
Subject: [PATCH] update Hurd packages
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:51:21 -0300 (BRT)

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I have been working on updating the Hurd packages for quite a while now. My goal was to use netdde (which wasn’t previously working well) so that I could install Guix GNU/Hurd on my computer and use it.

I was asked (in IRC) to say that my changes are necessary to be able to get netdde to a working state, since non-release updates are generally not accepted. However, I will note that all packages I updated (as far as I can tell) were already in a non-release commit.

I have applied my changes over the 'core-update-frozen' branch because it seems like the newer version of glibc therein is necessary for these newer package commit versions to build successfully.

I will send the patch file generated by 'git format-patch' as an attachment.

If I have done anything wrong while sending this email, please let me know and apologies in advance.
[0001-gnu-update-Hurd-packages.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: zamfofex <zamfofex <at> twdb.moe>
Cc: 51770 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51770: [PATCH] update Hurd packages
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 20:14:16 -0500

Hello!

zamfofex <zamfofex <at> twdb.moe> writes:

> I have been working on updating the Hurd packages for quite a while
> now. My goal was to use netdde (which wasn’t previously working well)
> so that I could install Guix GNU/Hurd on my computer and use it.

> I was asked (in IRC) to say that my changes are necessary to be able
> to get netdde to a working state, since non-release updates are
> generally not accepted. However, I will note that all packages I
> updated (as far as I can tell) were already in a non-release commit.
>
> I have applied my changes over the 'core-update-frozen' branch because
> it seems like the newer version of glibc therein is necessary for
> these newer package commit versions to build successfully.

Thanks for this contribution!

> I will send the patch file generated by 'git format-patch' as an attachment.
>
> If I have done anything wrong while sending this email, please let me know and apologies in advance.

Changes to packages are usually made each in their own commit; also, the
one line .patch file would better be implemented as a substitution phase
(using substitute*).

Could you please send an updated patch series with the above changes?

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

From: Joshua Branson <jbranso <at> dismail.de>
To: zamfofex <zamfofex <at> twdb.moe>
Cc: "guix-devel <at> gnu.org" <guix-devel <at> gnu.org>, 51770 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: progress report on updating the Hurd packages
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:57:38 -0500

zamfofex <zamfofex <at> twdb.moe> writes:

> Hello, everyone! I just wanted to be able to report my progress with updating the Hurd packages.
>
> I have been able to get past my previous issues with building GMP, I think, but
> it seems that the glibc in Guix is still too outdated for the whole endeavor to
> succeed.
>
> I could either update the glibc package again or simply apply a patch to it
> (since the change needed seems to be small enough), but that would take quite a
> while waiting for things to build, and I’m not sure I’m up for it at the moment.
>
> I plan to pick this effort back up again at some point, but at the moment I’m a
> bit tired of having to wait for packages to build for multiple days. But if
> anyone wants to pick up where I left off, I will upload a ‘git diff’ with my
> current changes. (Applicable to ‘core-updates’.)
>
> Here is some more insight based on my conversations on #hurd:
>
> - https://logs.guix.gnu.org/hurd/2023-02-20.log
> - https://logs.guix.gnu.org/hurd/2023-02-21.log
>
> If anyone wants to take this work meanwhile, please do let me know somehow so that we don’t end up duplicating effort!
>
> Thanks for everyone’s amazing work on the Hurd and on Guix!

Here is an email that was send in the bug-hurd archives recently that
talked about how to build the Hurd on GNU/Linux.  Hopefully this will
help others to update our Hurd packages:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2023-01/msg00132.html

Here are some scripts that automate this process:

https://github.com/flavioc/cross-hurd

The hurd was a wiki page for this as well (probably outdated):

https://darnassus.sceen.net/~hurd-web/toolchain/cross-gnu/

Also for those of you who don't know, the Hurd is getting a ton of
developer attention right now.  Work in progress includes SMP work, 64
bit kernel (with 32 bit address space), some re-using netBSD's driver's
work, etc.  Now's a great time get subscribed to the Hurd's mail
developmental email list:  bug-hurd:

https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd

GNU bug report logs - #51770 [PATCH] update Hurd packages

GNU bug report logs - #51770
[PATCH] update Hurd packages