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[PATCH] gnu: ci: Cross-build for fewer platforms.

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From: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
To: guix-devel <at> gnu.org,
	guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: ci: Cross-build for fewer platforms.
Date: Mon,  1 Jul 2024 17:19:47 +0300

* gnu/ci.scm (%dead-platform-triplets): New variable.
(cross-jobs): Also don't build for systems listed in
%dead-platform-triplets.

Change-Id: Ic31ae6d307f2d243c098ec050bdb9d09060466ac
---
 gnu/ci.scm | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/ci.scm b/gnu/ci.scm
index 95c63067a8d..b9d7459bea2 100644
--- a/gnu/ci.scm
+++ b/gnu/ci.scm
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ (define %bare-platform-triplets
     "or1k-elf"
     "xtensa-ath9k-elf"))
 
+(define %dead-platform-triplets
+  ;; These systems are kept around for nostalgia or for tinkering, but regular
+  ;; CI is disabled for them to reduce the load on CI infrastructure.
+  '("mips64el-linux-gnu"
+    "powerpc-linux-gnu"
+    "powerpc64-linux-gnu"))
+
 (define (cross-jobs store system)
   "Return a list of cross-compilation jobs for SYSTEM."
   (define (from-32-to-64? target)
@@ -200,6 +207,7 @@ (define (cross-jobs store system)
   (define (pointless? target)
     ;; Return #t if it makes no sense to cross-build to TARGET from SYSTEM.
     (or (member target %bare-platform-triplets)
+        (member target %dead-platform-triplets)
         (match system
           ((or "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")
            (if (string-contains target "mingw")

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Message #8 received at 71876 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
Cc: guix-devel <at> gnu.org, 71876 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#71876] [PATCH] gnu: ci: Cross-build for fewer platforms.
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:00:52 +0200

Hi,

Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il> skribis:

> * gnu/ci.scm (%dead-platform-triplets): New variable.
> (cross-jobs): Also don't build for systems listed in
> %dead-platform-triplets.
>
> Change-Id: Ic31ae6d307f2d243c098ec050bdb9d09060466ac

[...]

> +(define %dead-platform-triplets
> +  ;; These systems are kept around for nostalgia or for tinkering, but regular
> +  ;; CI is disabled for them to reduce the load on CI infrastructure.
> +  '("mips64el-linux-gnu"
> +    "powerpc-linux-gnu"
> +    "powerpc64-linux-gnu"))

I’d change “dead” to “unsupported” but apart from that I think it’s a
good idea.  (And it’s good to cater to the needs of the nostalgic among
us too :-))

Ludo’.

Message #13 received at 71876-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: guix-devel <at> gnu.org, 71876-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#71876] [PATCH] gnu: ci: Cross-build for fewer platforms.
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:59:33 +0300

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On Fri, Jul 05, 2024 at 11:00:52AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il> skribis:
> 
> > * gnu/ci.scm (%dead-platform-triplets): New variable.
> > (cross-jobs): Also don't build for systems listed in
> > %dead-platform-triplets.
> >
> > Change-Id: Ic31ae6d307f2d243c098ec050bdb9d09060466ac
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +(define %dead-platform-triplets
> > +  ;; These systems are kept around for nostalgia or for tinkering, but regular
> > +  ;; CI is disabled for them to reduce the load on CI infrastructure.
> > +  '("mips64el-linux-gnu"
> > +    "powerpc-linux-gnu"
> > +    "powerpc64-linux-gnu"))
> 
> I’d change “dead” to “unsupported” but apart from that I think it’s a
> good idea.  (And it’s good to cater to the needs of the nostalgic among
> us too :-))

Sounds good to me.

Changes made and pushed!

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