[PPL-devel] Fix needed to build gcc for x86/solaris

[Daniel Gutson]

Roberto Bagnara wrote:
> Daniel Gutson wrote:
>> Roberto Bagnara wrote:
>>> Daniel Gutson wrote:
>>>>   there's a problem (already fixed in git) that impedes gcc to build 
>>>> for x86/solaris. The fix is
>>>>     
>>>> http://www.cs.unipr.it/git/gitweb.cgi?p=ppl/ppl.git;a=commit;h=9a08d1d3a98ca1af8ff0cb94017888528c6875a7 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is there an ETA estimate for this fix to be released (0.10.3)? That 
>>>> would be very helpful.
>>>
>>> Hi Daniel,
>>>
>>> we plan to release PPL 0.11 at the beginning of 2010.  This will
>>> of course contain the fix you mention.
>>
>>    then gcc for x86/solaris won't have Graphite until then. Please let 
>> me know if any intermediate release shows up.
> 
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> I have just reread your message and your conclusion seems to strong.
> Please let me try to understand.  From what you say I gather that Solaris
> does not have a packaging system that is able to apply patches to a source
> distribution, right?  Would it be OK for you if we do the following:
> 
> 1) download PPL 0.10.2;
> 2) unpack it;
> 3) apply the patch;
> 4) run `make dist';
> 5) rename all the archive files ppl-0.10.2.X so obtained as
>    ppl-0.10.2.solaris.X;
> 6) upload those renamed archive files to the PPL download site?

Hi Roberto,

   yes, that seems fine. Please let me know once the tarball is available.

Thanks!

    Daniel.

> 
> Solaris users would then be advised to download the *.solaris.* files,
> and 15 person/days (this is a rough estimate of the time needed to make
> an extra release) would be saved.
> What do you think?
> All the best,
> 
>     Roberto
> 

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