[ACTIVITY] weekly status

[Ken Werner]

Hi,

* built linaro binary toolchain using Michaels crosstool-ng environment:
  * disabled multiarch and pkg-config
  * uses eglibc 2.13 (due to RPC headers)
  * using Linux kernel version 2.6.32.48 (longterm)
* debugged why /sbin/init fails when using the linaro binary toolchain:
  * the loader and libc of the binary toolchain is build for armv7
  * the binaries (init, busybox, ...) are linked against this glibc and 
using the libdl-2.13.so of the binary toolchain
  * it causes the boot to fails due to illegal insn caused by the dl
* built the minimal image for armv7-a:
  * use the vexpress_defconfig of linaro 3.1 tree linux-linaro-3.1.git 
(instead of the OE vesatilebp kernel)
  * boots fine using the vexpress-a9 QEMU system model
* sato image (X and gtk+ apps) for armv7-a:
  * Tremor (vorbis): inline assembly only supports ARM mode
    quick workaround: undefine _ARM_ASSEM_ to fall back to C
  * pulseaudio/libatomics-ops: inline asm that only supports ARM mode
    quick workaround: use the latest version from upstream
  * gtk+_2.24.8 fails due to the libstdc++ libtool archive
    easy fix: delete the *la files (just like most of the distributors)
    the *la files prevent the the binary toolchain from being "relocatable"
  * sato image boots and shows the gui but the X resolution is higher and
    the X cursor behaves strange (probably not a miscompile but a 
difference of the linaro kernel)

Regards,
Ken