linaro-dev July 2010

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by Joel Crisp

I'm considering getting a Dell Streak when they release in the USA - probably around the 19th. Does anyone know if that would work for Linaro Dev? Thanks Joel -- The cyder is strong in this one Lord!

13 years, 9 months

Toolchain WG - 2010-07-12 Meeting notes and activity report for last week

by Loïc Minier

Hey Sorry for the belated post; please find below the minutes from Monday's Toolchain Working Group meeting and the activity reports from the preceding week. You can find the full meeting notes at https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/Meetings/2010-07-12 = Monday 12th July 2010 = == Agenda == * Review action items from last meeting * New linaro-toolchain mailing-list * Topics for sprint [[Internal/Events/2010-07-PlatformSprint]] * Release, version numbers, uploading tarballs * No meetings next week * Blueprint status * Initial delivery of Linaro GCC 4.4 * Cross Compiler Packages == Action Items from this Meeting == * Andrew to propose the triplet change to toolchain upstream * Andrew to send email to Debian ARM on best triplet * MLH to pickup perl if pbrook doesn't have a patch by Monday evening UTC * MLH to write up wants as a toolchain developer/tester * Marcin to check if xdeb incorrectly produces a package findutils-armel * Loic to push changes on mysql == Action Items from Previous Meeting == * Loic and Andrew to extend wiki page to track progress of the merging of Ubuntu patches, assignees etc. DONE * Loic to setup and run a call on merge workflow with bzr DONE * Matthias to sort autotools issues with new cell-4.4 Linaro patch or to ask Ulrich for help :-) DONE * Marcin to fix -gcc symlink (LP #600927) and update-alternatives installability issue in his public cross-compiler packages DONE * Yao to update https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/UbuntuGCCPatches wiki page for the issue with ADA support and the patches he merged * Yao to update https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/UbuntuRegressions wiki page for the removal of the license patch DONE * Loic to create a linaro-toolchain-drivers team which can upload tarballs PARTIAL Group created, tarball upload currently not working == Minutes == * The linaro-toolchain list for toolchain related chatter; please subscribe! * Loic called for sprint topics. See https://wiki.linaro.org/Events/2010-07-PlatformSprint/ToolChainWG * Meetings have been cancelled for the week of the sprint * Mentioned the upcoming hardfp port that Debian is investigating * Port is too large for Linaro itself * Toolchain should support - best place to support, easiest to maintain due to doko * Better choice for Debian as they may get support from Linaro; won't from CSL 2010 Lite edition * Noted that there's disagreement on the Debian triplet and position of the hf marker. Problem is what is correct vs which is the path of least resistance. * ACTION Andrew to propose the triplet change to toolchain upstream? * Noted that the ARM EABI is a family of ABIs that different vendors take variants from * ACTION Andrew to send email to Debian ARM on best triplet * Milestone issue review * ACTION MLH to try perl if no progress is made by pbrook * getfem++ can't be reproduced * vect/* won't fix * mysql fix is ugly * pr9771-1.c MLH to continue or send patch otherwise * neon triggered by march=armv7a which should have occurred with Lucid GCC * Can lower priority if a missed optimisation * MLH wants help on how to best use the packaging system to do what he's used to such as * Build exactly what the Ubuntu PPA will end up as * Build a cross-compiler to try ARM failures on a fast machine * Do an incremental build * Do a non-bootstrap build * Run the compiler under a debugger * Use the test compiler to build a package * ACTION MLH to write up wants * Andrew has a process to build the tarball and will run the certification process afterwards * Loic recommended CSL developers to have local hardware * Blueprints status * Initial 4.4 release reviewed. Done except Ada patch. Andrew to edit whiteboard to note * Update broken Ubuntu patches * Loic suggests reviewing Ubuntu patches month to month * Cross compiler (Marcin) * Tidying up ugly GCC hacks * Stage 1 is now clean * ACTION Marcin to check if xdeb incorrectly produces a package called findutils-armel * ACTION Loic to push changes to mysql * Michael will run Wednesday standup call Activity reports from preceding week: = Ulrich Weigand = == GCC == * Resolved merge conflicts between cell-branch.diff and gcc444-linaro.diff (investigated and fixed additional autoconf-related build issue) * Investigated bug #602287; resolved as won't-fix for Linaro 4.4 * Started investigating bug #602289 == GDB == * Completed build and regression test of GDB 7.2 branch on beagle board * Started working on hardware-breakpoint-support blueprint == Education == * Continued getting familiar with Debian package build process * Continued getting familiar with Launchpad infrastructure * Read ARMv7 Architecture Reference Manual == Infrastructure == * Got remote access to Loic's beagle board * Started process to acquire IGEPv2 board = Yao Qi = == Linaro GCC == * Ubuntu patch ada-acats.diff on linaro gcc 4.4. ada-acats.diff and its dependent patches cause some regression failures. Spent a lot of time on trying different patch sets to linoar gcc 4.4, but failures do go away. Checked the build log of ubuntu gcc, and the same failures are there. We decide to leave this ubuntu patch. * Merged 19 ubuntu patches to linaro gcc 4.4. Learn bzr push/merge/branch/commit. Very good version control tool, and well-collaborated with launchpad. * Revert license patch in linaro gcc 4.4. * Merge CS GCC 4.4 patches to CS GCC 4.5. Choose three patches from Julian's ARM patch list. Two of them are committed into CS GCC 4.5. The third is sent to CS internal review. == Misc == * Some meetings on linaro status. = Andrew Stubbs = == GCC 4.4 == * Continued refining the blueprints. We now have the initial 4.4 toolchain delivery blueprint finalised. * Entered bugs for each of the test regressions in the Ubuntu GCC vs. FSF GCC. * Reviewed Yao's launchpad merge request for the Ubuntu GCC patches. It was all good, so I approved the request and did the merge. * Reviewed the ARM test failures to make sure they were what we anticipated they would be. * Reviewed some of the Ubuntu patches marked "Needs review". Decided not to use two, rewrote the third and submitted the new patch for review. Matthias has now accepted it, and applied it to Debian also. * Found out how to create gnu-style release tarballs and wrote a Linaro GCC release procedure document for the wiki. https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/GCCReleaseProcess == GCC 4.5 == * Assisted Yao with his patch porting work, and made sure he had things to do. = Loic Minier = * Repaired Beagleboard to boot again * Cross-built ncurses; did other xdeb tests * Added color codes and improved structure of https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/UbuntuRegressions and https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/UbuntuGCCPatches * Discussed armhf port, started http://wiki.debian.org/ArmHardFloatPort * Started sprint planning and associated wiki pages Bye, -- Loïc Minier

13 years, 9 months

[Linaro-dev] Mugshots

by Michael Hope

I'm terrible with faces and worse with names. I couldn't resist knocking up a quick set of flash cards: http://wiki.seabright.co.nz/linaro-boo/ This is generated from the Engineeering Team wiki page by a simple Python script. Let me know if you want to be removed. -- Michael

13 years, 9 months

[Linaro-dev] Removing Subject: prefix on mailing-lists

by Loïc Minier

Hey I don't quite like the [Linaro-foo] prefix which our mailing-list software adds to all emails' Subject: line. They clutter the subject to make filtering easier, but the list software also adds a List-Id header. Would anybody mind if we were to remove them? Thanks! -- Loïc Minier

13 years, 9 months

[Linaro-dev] Second "Linaro kernel merge result of the moment" aka "arm_next" published

by Nicolas Pitre

I just made available a new Linaro kernel merge result at the following location: http://git.linaro.org/?p=linux/arm_next.git;a=summary The process we're experimenting at the moment for the production of this kernel is described on this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Specs/M/ARMKernelVersionAlignment This is the merge result from the following branches: Linus' v2.6.35-rc5 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6 Ubuntu Maverick at commit 78e9e778 git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-maverick.git RMK's devel branch at commit 3712d8e6 http://ftp.arm.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/arm/kernel/git-cur/linux-2.6-arm.git Catalin Marinas' "rebased" branch at commit 3a9a55c7 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cmarinas/linux-2.6-cm.git Will Deacon's "for-linaro" branch at commit 6741018f git://repo.or.cz/linux-2.6/linux-wd.git Uwe Kleine-König's "arm/booting" branch at commit e69edc79 git://git.pengutronix.de/git/ukl/linux-2.6.git (this also contains patches from Eric Miao for automatic ZRELADDR) The security branch was dropped as it has been merged into RMK's devel branch at this point. This has been tagged with "linaro_merge_100712" and the tag message also has the above info. This is also available through the following gitweb link: http://git.linaro.org/gitweb?p=linux/arm_next.git;a=tag;h=linaro_merge_1007… The previous merge result is still available through the tag "linaro_merge_100616" for reference. Please contact me if you have any issue with this tree. Positive feedback is also fine! ;-) Nicolas

13 years, 9 months

[Linaro-dev] Discussion on new ARM hard-float port on debian-arm@

by Loïc Minier

Hi I'm sure people tracking linaro-dev@ will be interested about the ongoing discussion on a new ARM hard-float ABI port which is taking place on the debian-arm@ mailing-list: http://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/2010/07/threads.html#00019 Cheers, -- Loïc Minier

13 years, 9 months

[Linaro-dev] New Linaro Toolchain mailing-list

by Loïc Minier

Hi, A new Linaro Toolchain mailing-list was just created. This list will serve Linaro development, discussions, and planning around the usual bits: GCC, Binutils, GNU C Library / EGLIBC, and GDB bits -- but the list of tools is very open, so LLVM, Valgrind or QEMU are fine topics too! (Discussions around upstream patches or new upstream features should still be preferably done on the respective upstream mailing-lists.) Once they see the new list, I bet the folks from the Linaro Toolchain Working Group will be rushing to subscribe. ;-) You can subscribe from: http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-toolchain Read you there! Cheers, -- Loïc Minier

13 years, 9 months

[Linaro-dev] Call for testing: lp:~zkrynicki/launch-control/hw-profile

by Zygmunt Bazyli Krynicki

Hello everyone! I'd like to ask for early testing of a new launch-control branch adding support for generating system profile information on ARM systems. I need you to find all the ARM hardware you have access to and run a bit of python code and send me the result. See below for details. == Prerequisites == 1) Debian-based system 2) Installed packages: * python-2.6 (2.5 support is coming) * python-apt * python-debian * lsb-release * usbutils == Instructions == The branch is at: lp:~zkrynicki/launch-control/hw-profile Instructions: $ bzr get lp:~zkrynicki/launch-control/hw-profile \ launch-control.hw-profile $ cd launch-control.hw-profile $ ./get-system-profile -i -o system-profile-with-a-sensible-name.json If something goes wrong please attach the output of the following commands: * lsb_release -a * cat /proc/cpuinfo * cat /proc/meminfo * lsusb * uname -m Report bugs at: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/launch-control/+filebug == About launch-control == Launch control is project that aims to implement the Validation Dashboard spec. See: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/arm-m-validation-dashboard == System Detection Features == Hardware: * CPU (for x86, x86_64 and arm, PPC is *not* supported yet) * Board detection * Memory * USB Software: * distribution * installed debian packages (via apt) Best regards Zygmunt PS: re-sent from @linaro.org account, ignore the @canonical.com dupe if it shows up please. -- Zygmunt Bazyli Krynicki <zygmunt.krynicki(a)canonical.com>

13 years, 10 months

[Linaro-dev] gcc-linaro branches moved

by Loïc Minier

Hi folks Just a note that gcc-linaro branches have been moved. They used to be owned by the gcc-linaro-dev team, and are now owned by the linaro-toolchain-dev team (used also for binutils, gdb etc.). You can still branch the official aliases: lp:gcc-linaro/4.4 lp:gcc-linaro/4.5 However, if you had pushed to ~gcc-linaro-dev/gcc-linaro/4.4, you have to explicitly push once to ~linaro-toolchain-dev/gcc-linaro/4.4 instead: bzr push --remember lp:~linaro-toolchain-dev/gcc-linaro/4.4 Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks, -- Loïc Minier

13 years, 10 months

[Linaro-dev] Toolchain WG - 2010-07-09 Standup notes

by Loïc Minier

Hi These are the notes from today's standup call, also at: https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/Meetings/2010-07-09 == Attendess == * Marcin Juszkiewicz * Ulrich Weigand * Yao Qi * Andrew Stubbs * Loic Minier == Minutes == * Yao * ADA patches cause regressions in the testsuite; deferred * doko to get back to Yao on the issue * Merged Ubuntu patches * ACTION update wiki page * Worked on reverting the license patch; DONE; * ACTION update wiki page * Merging some CodeSourcery 4.4 patches to 4.5 now * Ulrich * Working on https://bugs.launchpad.net/gcc-linaro/+bug/602287 * Caused by the inclusion of updated backend features, raising the test expectations * No actual regression since 4.4.0 * Final changes are very different and rework the infrastructure * Decision not to backport the new infrastructure * Recommendation to ignore failure and mark as wontfix in 4.4 * This is fixed in 4.5 * HW breakpoints and watchpoints * Expand wiki page * Request merging in arm_next.git to Nicolas Pitre * Follow new versions of the patches * Test gdb part * Marcin * working on intermediate stages for linux, eglibc, gcc * linux patch got rev-ed and is pending a new review * gcc and eglibc: hackish versions ready, need to cleanup * Andrew * Did a release notes wiki page; Loic reviewed * Updated version in source tree * Where to host the tarball? => Launchpad; ACTION: Loic to create a linaro-toolchain-drivers team which can upload tarballs * Need to review the ~4 patches in yellow; thinks it's doable before release * Will skip ada ones for now * Loic * Created milestone for Tuesday release * Proof-read various stuff * Sprint * Would like to spend time with Michael Hope and Loic to discuss how we're going to work going forward * Andrew to discuss multiarch topic * Ulrich would like to discuss cross-compilation * Yao will think of some sprint topics * Marcin would like to discuss the cross-toolchain package and the automated bootstrap spec * Loic would like to cover patch tracking; how do we ensure stuff is upstream and we don't pile up delta * Multiarch * Andrew would like to know which advice to follow in the multiarch path bug => for now, wait for Steve Langasek's input and implement that first, as it covers the existing multiarch spec https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiarchSpec * Michael Hope: stuck on a few things, but more process than code, so will catchup after call Thanks, -- Loïc Minier

13 years, 10 months

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