I no longer work on MIPS. I forward your email to the Linux mips
mailing list.
H.J.
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On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 01:27:26PM +0400, Gleb O. Raiko wrote:
> Hello!
>
> My team is extended your RedHat 7.3 distribution for big-endian mips.
> The work is done for our customer, but I, of course, would like to put
> them for the public access. The best way in my opinion is to merge those
> packages into your disribution for mips. Are you interesting?
>
> Our goal was to get all packages cross compiled, so we have to patch
> several packages from your disribution. Also, we had to fix a few minor
> bugs.
>
> We removed python and perl from package dependencies. (I personally hate
> both.) Our pam doesn't require cracklib.
>
> The list of packages with some comments is below.
>
> NEW PACKAGES
>
> bind 9.2.0-8
> -Add Patch1000 to compiling gen.c by HOST_CC
> -Replace gcc by %{__cc} for compiling dns-keygen (%install section)
> chkfontpath 1.9.5-2
> - Add Patch (Makefile patch) to call install without -s option
> - Define CC=%{__cc} for cross compiling
> dev 3.3.1-4.1
> (SRPM is missed in your distribution. We just rebuild it form 7.3/ix86)
> dhcp 2.0pl5
> -Replace gcc by %{__cc} in %build section
> -Replace strip by %{__strip} in %install section
> kdebase 1.1.2-36
> - Fixed g++-2.96 SIGSEGV on kdebase/kfm/kiojob.cpp:551 (enum type)
> - Fixed some headers problems
> - Fixed kdebase/po/ja/kcontrol.po unknown multibyte problem
> kdelibs 1.1.2-15.1
> - Removed overlaping msgid (for May ) in zh_CN.GB2312.po.
> - Fixed using /usr/bin/kdoc instead $SRC/kdoc/kdoc
> kdesupport 1.1.2-12.1
> -Replace strip by %{_strip}
> krb5 1.2.4-2
> -Tcl disabled. MIPS specific variables for crosscompiling added.
> lesstif 0.93.18-2
> -%define openmotif 0
> -Add Patch1000(configure patch) and Patch2000 (mwm/ Makefile.in)
> -Replace ./configure by %configure in SPEC file
> -Edit %install section to install files from mwm package properly
> libungif 4.1.0-10.2
> -Add strings in %build section for cross compiling:
> export ac_cv_func_setvbuf_reversed=no
> export cross_compiling=yes
> export ac_cv_prog_cc_cross=yes
> export LIBS="-L/export/tools/mips-linux/lib $LIBS"
> openldap 2.0.23-5
> -cross compiling for mips added
> -removed requiring cyrus-sasl, cyrus-sasl-md5
> qt1x 1.45-3.3
> -Change moc architecture in producing rpm package
> qt 2.3.0-3
> -Add configuration files as sources and main Makefile for cross
> compiling
> -Compile moc for host system to call it properly during build
> -Compile moc for mips architecture too to include in rpm package
> -Designer can't be compiled in cross
> -Replace strip by %{_strip}
> qt 3.0.3-12
> -Add patches for mips-linux cross platform to set correct parameters of
> compiling
> sendmail 8.11.6-15
> -Add Patch20000(redhat.config.m4) and Patch30000(header.m4) for cross
> compiling
> -Edit SPEC file for using system makemap
> -Replace strip by %{__strip} in SPEC file
> wu-ftpd 2.6.2-5
> -Add Patch10 to set result of snprintf() checking to yes if cross
> compiling
> -Replace strip by %{__strip} in SPEC file
> X11R6-contrib 3.3.2-11
> Add patches (alloc patch and Imakefile patch) for mips cross compiling
>
> ==============================================================================================
> FIXED PACKAGES
> (The packages below is from your distribution. We had to fix them.)
>
> at-3.1.8-23.3.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Add patch to call install with no -s option in Makefile.in
> bash-2.05a-13.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip} in SPEC file
> -Add export ac_cv_func_setvbuf_reversed=yes in SPEC file because of
> ./configure call, not %configure
> bdflush-1.5-17.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Remove -s option in install call for bdflush
> binutils-2.13.90.0.16-1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip} in SPEC file
> console-tools-19990829-40.1.niisi. mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip} in SPEC file
> db3-3.3.11-6.2.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Rebuild with define '_without_tcl 1'
> -Add Patch to call autoheader without -all option in s_config script
> ftp-0.17-13.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> - Add patch for calling install with no -s option in ftp/Makefile
> gcc-2.96-113.2.niisi.mips.rpm
> libstdc++-2.96-113.2.niisi.mips.rpm
> cpp-2.96-113.2.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace %{_target_platform} by %{_target_alias} in SPEC file
> gdb-5.2.90-0.2.mips.rpm
> -Rebuild with "--define='_with_cross_compile 1'"
> hdparm-4.6-1.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Edit SPEC file for call install without -s option
> iproute-2.4.7-1.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Edit SPEC file for install call with no -s option
> -Add Patches to replace ar by mips-linux-ar in files lib/Makefile and
> tc/Makefile
> less-358-24.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip}
> libjpeg-6b-19.2.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Reconfigure in install section for correct /usr/lib path
> -Replace strip by %{__strip}
> libpng-1.0.14-0.7x.3.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip}
> libuser-0.50.2-1.1.mips.rpm
> -Rebuild with _without_python 1, _without_ldap 1 definitions.
> logrotate-3.6.4-1.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Add Patch1000 for install without -s option
> man-1.5j-6.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace in spec file strip by %{__strip}
> mktemp-1.5-14.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Add Patch to call install without - s option
> modutils-2.4.18-3.7x.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Add option --disable-strip to all target %configure
> ncurses-5.2-26.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip} in SPEC file
> newt-0.50.35-1.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Edit spec for rebuilding without python
> -Add patch for using install without -s option
> pam-0.75-32.3.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Add new definiton: %define with_cracklib 0
> -Add 3 patches to build pam without cracklib:
> pam-configure-cross-mips-niisi.patch
> pam-configure-cross-sparc-niisi.patch
> pam-0.75-system-auth.patch
> passwd-0.67-1.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> - Replace strip by %{__strip}
> portmap-4.0-41.2.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Edit SPEC file for call install without -s option
> procps-2.0.7-12.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Add patches (Patch20000, Patch30000, Patch40000) for using install
> without --script option
> - Change some definition about python to rebuild without python
> psmisc-20.2-3.73.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Comment strings regarding to Patch10000 (gensig.sh-patch)
> rpm-4.0.4-7x.18.3.niisi.mips.rpm
> popt-1.6.4-7x.18.3.niisi.mips.rpm
> - Add export db_cv_mutex="Sparc/gcc-assembly" for sparc architecture
> -Add Patch20000 to call autoheader without -all option in s_config
> script
> - Change some definition about python to build without python
> sh-utils-2.0.11-14.1.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip}
> sysklogd-1.4.1-8.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> - Add patch (sysklogd-Makefile-cross-niisi.patch) for using install
> without -s option
> tar-1.13.25-4.7.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> - Replace strip by %{__strip} in SPEC file
> telnet-0.17-20.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> telnet-server-0.17-20.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Add Patches for using install without -s option:
> telnet-Makefile1-cross-niisi.patch
> telnet-Makefile2-cross-niisi.patch
> telnet-Makefile3-cross-niisi.patch
> telnet-GNUMakefile-cross-niisi.patch
> texinfo-4.1-1.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> info-4.1-1.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip}
> -Replace /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip by /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-cross
> -Replace /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note by
> /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note-cross
> usermode-1.53-2.1.niisi.mips.rpm
> -Replace strip by %{__strip}
> XFree86 4.2.0-72.2.niisi
> -Replase XFree86-4.2.0-cross-niisi.patch by two patches for mips and
> sparc architectures
> -Add patches do define Sparcarchitecture in host.def file like
> XFree86-4.2.0-cross-mips.patch
> -Add patches (mips,sparc) for cross-compiling ttmkfdir
> ==============================================================================================
>
> Also, we created packages for locales and timezones. The only packages
> we have to build on a native mips box.
>
> Finally, we implement a script that generates packages required for
> cross compilation. It takes .mips.rpm and generates
> mips-linux-.noarch.rpm. For exmaple, zlib-1.1.3-25.7.1.mips.rpm and
> zlib-devel-1.1.3-25.7.1.mips.rpm are repackaged to
> mips-linux-zlib-1.1.3-25.7.1.noarch.rpm. All dependencies are kept.
>
> Regards,
> Gleb.
