icedtea7 ppc32 build error

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> Andrew Hughes <gnu.andrew at redhat.com> wrote on 2014/06/11 17:45:09:
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Andrew, I just tried to post the include mail to the list but it got
> > > stuck.
> > > You seem to care about ppc32 så I sent a copy to you too.
> > > Any ideas?
> > > 
> > > Joakim Tjernlund/Transmode wrote on 2014/06/11 16:23:51:
> > > 
> > > > From: Joakim Tjernlund/Transmode
> > > > To: distro-pkg-dev at openjdk.java.net,
> > > > Date: 2014/06/11 16:23
> > > > Subject: icedtea7 ppc32 build error
> > > > 
> > > > Building latetest icedtea7(http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/icedtea7/
> ) on
> > > ppc32 fails with:
> > > > INFO: ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES=1
> > > > INFO: ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=1
> > > > INFO: /usr/bin/objcopy cmd found so will create .debuginfo files.
> > > > INFO: STRIP_POLICY=no_strip
> > > > INFO: ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES=1
> > > > gmake[7]: *** No rule to make target
> > > `/root/icedtea7/openjdk-boot/hotspot/src/cpu/ppc/vm/ppc_32.ad', needed
> by
> > > `../generated/adfiles/linux_ppc_32.ad'.
> > > > gmake[7]: *** No rule to make target
> > > 
> `/root/icedtea7/openjdk-boot/hotspot/src/os_cpu/linux_ppc/vm/linux_ppc_32.ad',
> > > needed by `../generated/adfiles/linux_ppc_32.ad'.
> > > > gmake[7]: Target `all' not remade because of errors.
> > > > gmake[6]: *** [ad_stuff] Error 2
> > > > 
> > > > Here is my configre cmd:
> > > > ./configure --disable-jar-compression --without-rhino
> > > --disable-system-kerberos --with-jdk-home=/usr/lib/icedtea7
> --disable-zero
> > > --disable-cacao --disable-arm32-jit  --disable-docs --disable-tests
> > > 
> > 
> > It's looking for a native PPC32 port because you disabled Zero. There is
> > no such thing :)
> 
> But there is, see
> http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2014/01/23/ppc-port-available-in-icedtea-2-x-head/
> 

Yes, I wrote that... It's POWER5+ PPC64 only, I'm afraid.

> Also, build accept ppc and fails far into the build.

Because you explicitly disabled Zero. It's doing exactly what you told it to do.

> 
> > 
> > Remove --disable-zero and it should build fine. IcedTea generally does
> the
> > right thing for each architecture, with the exception of enabling CACAO
> or
> > JamVM by default. These are likely to provide better performance than
> Zero,
> > but have not been known to pass the TCK. Depending on your needs, you
> may
> > find CACAO the best fit for PPC32.
> 
> Got a ppc CACAO but I want some better performance :)
> 
> > --
> > Andrew :)
> > 
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> 
> 

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