Port to the ARM hard-float ABI
Discussion about goals for the armhf port; how to get it up and running quickly; sharing efforts with the Debian armhf porters.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Loïc Minier
- Priority:
- High
- Drafter:
- Steve McIntyre
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Steve McIntyre
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for trunk
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
2011.12
- Started by
- Ilias Biris
- Completed by
- Ilias Biris
Whiteboard
Deliverables:
1. Use the work already done in the cross-toolchain area to bootstrap the Debian/Ubuntu base system on armhf (see https:/
2. Develop fixes and report bugs for the packages that don't build/cross-build, pushing those patches so that they are accepted (in-distro and upstream where necessary)
3. Expand bootstrapping onto other languages that need specialist help and porting (java, clisp, haskell, etc.) to cover the rest of the archive. See how far we get!
4. Build enough of the archive that we can get native building going
5. Build the "main" archive - want to have armhf released as an established port in the next release of:
a. Debian
b. Ubuntu
c. Fedora?
5. Investigate how much we can/should cross-build for (build) performance reasons.
6. Provide support for other interested people as necessary (Suse? Meego? Android? ChromeOS?)
Nice to have:
1. Repeatable, automatable bootstrap capability for the base system in Debian/Ubuntu.
a. Need to fix cyclic dependencies
b. At the very least, document the steps needed for bootstrap to minimise the manual labour for future porters
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Work items (11.07):
[steve-mcintyre] Complete work for bootstrap for natty (debootstrap --variant=buildd) using cross-toolchain: DONE
[steve-mcintyre] Push patches upstream for the natty bootstrap: DONE
Work items (11.08):
[markos-debian-org] Languages bootstrap: Java/OpenJDK-6: DONE
[markos-debian-org] Languages bootstrap: Java/gcj: DONE
[markos-debian-org] Languages bootstrap: Mono: DONE
Work items (11.09):
[steve-mcintyre] Ubuntu: bootstrap armhf ready for debootstrap: DONE
[riku-voipio] Languages bootstrap: Haskell: DONE
[markos-debian-org] Debian: build the "main" section: DONE
Work items (11.12):
[steve-mcintyre] Debian: official native buildds up and running: DONE
[steve-mcintyre] Ubuntu: official native buildds up and running: DONE
[steve-mcintyre] Push additional patches: DONE
[steve-mcintyre] Support: provide help and advice for other distros and developers: DONE
Work Items
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
