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Re: [Freeipmi-devel] freeipmi : Request to spin up a new version of free


From: Albert Chu
Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] freeipmi : Request to spin up a new version of freeipmi with ppc64le support.
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:56:58 -0800

On Fri, 2014-01-17 at 10:50 +0530, Chandan wrote:
> Thanks Chu
> I have tested the freeipmi-1.3.4.ppc64le.1.tar.gz and able to build it
> on ppc64le machine.
> One question on the frreipmi release. 
> When you are going to release a new version of freeipmi and are you
> going to release the new version by keeping the these changes?

As I noted earlier, I can't change the build process for every release
like this.  I can do this as a special case, as needed, until the
libtool & config.guess get moved upstream and into distros.

Al

> Appreciate your response.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chandan
> On Thu, 2014-01-16 at 10:31 -0800, Albert Chu wrote:
> > Ok, round 2
> > 
> > http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/freeipmi-1.3.4.ppc64le.1.tar.gz
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > On Thu, 2014-01-16 at 11:37 +0530, Chandan wrote:
> > > Hi Chu,
> > > 
> > > The source tar you provided(freeipmi-1.3.4.ppc64le.tar.gz) need to have
> > > the latest config.guess file in order to build on ppc64le archticture. I
> > > should have mentioned this in my previous mail , sorry I missed that
> > > part.
> > > ./configure : has throws the below error :
> > > configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one
> > > 
> > > Latest config.guess with ppc64le support is available at :
> > > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD
> > > 
> > > Can you please update the config.guess file the source tar and let me
> > > know so I can verify.
> > > 
> > > Appreciate your effort.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chandan 
> > > On Wed, 2014-01-15 at 11:39 -0800, Albert Chu wrote:
> > > > The tar.gz can be found
> > > > 
> > > > http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/freeipmi-1.3.4.ppc64le.tar.gz
> > > > 
> > > > Al
> > > > 
> > > > On Wed, 2014-01-15 at 08:22 -0800, Al Chu wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2014-01-15 at 08:17 -0800, Al Chu wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Chandan,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I can do it for 1.3.4 and release a special tarball just for this 
> > > > > > newer
> > > > > > libtool, and perhaps on-demand as it is needed.  But I cannot 
> > > > > > update the
> > > > > > build process to use it everytime.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I should say ... can't update the build process to use it everytime
> > > > > until it is more upstream in major distros.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Al
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Al
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Wed, 2014-01-15 at 12:53 +0530, Chandan wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Chu,
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > we are looking at new release tarball for distro to pick up of 
> > > > > > > freeipmi.
> > > > > > > We are looking at being able to point the pkg tarball to the 
> > > > > > > distro such
> > > > > > > that the pkg build in the distro build( that will obvious Little 
> > > > > > > Endian
> > > > > > > version of Power Linux) without further issues.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Currently available source tarball (freeipmi-1.3.4) on upstream 
> > > > > > > uses the
> > > > > > > libtool that does not have support for ppc64le arch and so the 
> > > > > > > build
> > > > > > > failed to generate the shared library.
> > > > > > > So I am hoping you will use the alpha libtool and spin up a new 
> > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > of release tarball of "freeipmi" on upstream.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > Chandan
> > > > > > > On Tue, 2014-01-14 at 09:20 -0800, Al Chu wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Chandan,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Are you looking for a one-time build w/ this new libtool so you 
> > > > > > > > can try
> > > > > > > > it on ppc64le machines?  Or are you hoping I will use the newer 
> > > > > > > > libtool
> > > > > > > > for future FreeIPMI releases?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > The latter is more difficult for me todo, but I could do a 
> > > > > > > > one-off for
> > > > > > > > ppc64le people to try out.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Is this related to any work going on at Redhat?  Within the 
> > > > > > > > last few
> > > > > > > > months, several PPC related patches came from Redhat.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Al
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > On Tue, 2014-01-14 at 16:33 +0530, Chandan wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi Albert,
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > We are adding support for new ppc64le (IBM powerPC Little 
> > > > > > > > > Endian)
> > > > > > > > > architecture as part of which we are looking at all the 
> > > > > > > > > packages that
> > > > > > > > > need update.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I was looking at “freeipmi” (from repo: cvs -z3
> > > > > > > > > -d:pserver:address@hidden:/web/freeipmi and
> > > > > > > > > freeipmi-1.3.4 as well ) and was failed to build “freeipmi” 
> > > > > > > > > on ppc64le
> > > > > > > > > machine because of outdated libtool.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > We have worked with libtool maintainer to get alpha source 
> > > > > > > > > release that
> > > > > > > > > has all the needed bits to support building on ppc64le. A 
> > > > > > > > > stable release
> > > > > > > > > is expected soon.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > You can pick up the libtool alpha source release from either 
> > > > > > > > > of the
> > > > > > > > > below :
> > > > > > > > > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.4.2.418.tar.gz   
> > > > > > > > > (1.6MB)
> > > > > > > > > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.4.2.418.tar.xz   
> > > > > > > > > (920KB)
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Would it be possible for you to spin up a newer version of
> > > > > > > > > "freeipmi" which would support ppc64le? by using alpha libtool
> > > > > > > > > release?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I can help to validate the new release of the "freeipmi" works
> > > > > > > > > well by compiling on ppc64le machine.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Appreciate your response.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > Chandan
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> 
> 
-- 
Albert Chu
address@hidden
Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory





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