Re: Bug#800729: dpkg-architecture: Please add support for hppa64
Hi!
On Mon, 2016-02-08 at 10:06:00 +0100, Guillem Jover wrote:
> On Sat, 2016-02-06 at 21:45:44 +0100, Helge Deller wrote:
> > >> I don't intend to do a new port, however the hppa kernel requires a
> > >> hppa64 compiler.
> > >>
> > >> $ dpkg-architecture -ahppa64
> > >> dpkg-architecture: error: unknown Debian architecture hppa64, you must
> > >> specify GNU system type, too
> > >>
> > >> please could you add support to make this work? it will simplify the
> > >> packaging of the toolchain.
> >
> > > To the hppa porters, is there prospects of such a port?
> >
> > Most likely not in the near future.
>
> Oh, ok.
>
> > > Is the ABI of such port stable (I'd assume yes)?
> >
> > There is no glibc support yet, but kernel interface is known.
> > And of course calling syntax would be like HP-UX.
>
> Hmmm, ok, to me that means I cannot accept the architecture in dpkg,
> as the triplet would kind of lie, as it's supposed to include the glibc
> part as well. If the toolchain is used to build stuff like 64-bit
> kernels, boot loaders and similar, then I'd say the correct thing to
> do anyway would be to use a standalone compiler.
>
> I'm thus inclined to close this bug for now, as long as there's no
> glibc support yet.
>
> > > I'm also assuming the port would be big endian too?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > > And the GNU triplet is hppa64-linux-gnu?
> >
> > Yes.
>
> Thanks, for the information!
Given the above, I'm closing this request now. Please feel free to
reopen or file a new one whenever there's glibc support available.
Thanks,
Guillem
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