bug#30972: [PATCH] gnu: virtuoso-ose: Unbundle zlib and build with readline

[Roel Janssen]

Marius Bakke <address@hidden> writes:

> Roel Janssen <address@hidden> writes:
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>> Marius Bakke <address@hidden> writes:
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>>> Roel Janssen <address@hidden> writes:
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>>>> Marius Bakke <address@hidden> writes:
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>>>>> Roel Janssen <address@hidden> writes:
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>>>>>> From 80b26cfcc3d64588738e5fecc92f3eabc214ed4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>>>>> From: Roel Janssen <address@hidden>
>>>>>> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:13:23 +0200
>>>>>> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: virtuoso-ose: Unbundle zlib and build with readline
>>>>>>  support.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * gnu/packages/databases.scm (virtuoso-ose): Unbundle zlib and build with
>>>>>>   readline support.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please mention the changes to [inputs] and [arguments] here.  Also,
>>>>> assuming there is an internal copy of zlib, can you remove it with a
>>>>> source 'snippet'?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the quick response!
>>>>
>>>> Then I'll need to rerun “autogen.sh” to make sure
>>>> “libsrc/zlib/Makefile.in” isn't included in the configure phase.  That
>>>> in turns needs the following packages added to native-inputs: autoconf,
>>>> automake, bison, flex, gettext, gperf, libtool, perl, and pkg-config.
>>>
>>> I came across a similar problem in <https://bugs.gnu.org/30974>.  Can
>>> you see if the same solution works for you (preserve the autoconfery)?
>>
>> I couldn't get this to work after spending two hours at it.  So I
>> checked whether it actually affects the build, and here's what I found:
>>
>> Built with “--without-internal-zlib”:
>> address@hidden 
>> /gnu/store/lngvklw1hniykn6skz3gghps3d08is7d-virtuoso-ose-7.2.4.2/bin$ ldd 
>> virtuoso-t 
>>         linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffe331a0000)
>>         libssl.so.1.0.0 => 
>> /gnu/store/ggrpw6gh2rnqjwyjf99z8cdw5digc4hb-openssl-1.0.2o/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0
>>  (0x00007f2b552a7000)
>>         libcrypto.so.1.0.0 => 
>> /gnu/store/ggrpw6gh2rnqjwyjf99z8cdw5digc4hb-openssl-1.0.2o/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
>>  (0x00007f2b54e50000)
>>         liblzma.so.5 => 
>> /gnu/store/pj8xqlnkwgjia87jy6i8slglip9k8x6a-xz-5.2.3/lib/liblzma.so.5 
>> (0x00007f2b54c2a000)
>>         libpthread.so.0 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libpthread.so.0
>>  (0x00007f2b54a0c000)
>>         libdl.so.2 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libdl.so.2
>>  (0x00007f2b54808000)
>>         libm.so.6 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libm.so.6
>>  (0x00007f2b544bc000)
>>         libz.so.1 => 
>> /gnu/store/8hxm8am4ll05sa8wlwgdq2lj4ddag464-zlib-1.2.11/lib/libz.so.1 
>> (0x00007f2b542a1000)
>>         libgcc_s.so.1 => 
>> /gnu/store/2ifmksc425qcysl5rkxkbv6yrgc1w9cs-gcc-5.5.0-lib/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 
>> (0x00007f2b5408a000)
>>         libc.so.6 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libc.so.6
>>  (0x00007f2b53cd8000)
>>         
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
>>  (0x00007f2b5551a000)
>>
>> Built without “--without-internal-zlib”:
>> address@hidden 
>> /gnu/store/nf3j0zc64flq47nlq65kvnhqzmp3lm1v-virtuoso-ose-7.2.4.2/bin$ ldd 
>> virtuoso-t 
>>         linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffda150f000)
>>         libssl.so.1.0.0 => 
>> /gnu/store/ggrpw6gh2rnqjwyjf99z8cdw5digc4hb-openssl-1.0.2o/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0
>>  (0x00007f09d4f93000)
>>         libcrypto.so.1.0.0 => 
>> /gnu/store/ggrpw6gh2rnqjwyjf99z8cdw5digc4hb-openssl-1.0.2o/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
>>  (0x00007f09d4b3c000)
>>         liblzma.so.5 => 
>> /gnu/store/pj8xqlnkwgjia87jy6i8slglip9k8x6a-xz-5.2.3/lib/liblzma.so.5 
>> (0x00007f09d4916000)
>>         libpthread.so.0 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libpthread.so.0
>>  (0x00007f09d46f8000)
>>         libdl.so.2 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libdl.so.2
>>  (0x00007f09d44f4000)
>>         libm.so.6 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libm.so.6
>>  (0x00007f09d41a8000)
>>         libgcc_s.so.1 => 
>> /gnu/store/2ifmksc425qcysl5rkxkbv6yrgc1w9cs-gcc-5.5.0-lib/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 
>> (0x00007f09d3f91000)
>>         libc.so.6 => 
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/libc.so.6
>>  (0x00007f09d3bdf000)
>>         
>> /gnu/store/4sqaib7c2dfjv62ivrg9b8wa7bh226la-glibc-2.26.105-g0890d5379c/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
>>  (0x00007f09d5206000)
>>
>> So at least it does seem to affect the resulting binaries.
>>
>> I also tried adding the native-inputs and run autogen.sh.  This also
>> failed to build when removing the “libsrc/zlib” directory.  It seems to
>> be tied into the build deeper than I thought at first.
>>
>> What should I do now?
>
> Oh well.  I guess leaving it is fine, with a TODO note somewhere.
>
> Thanks for checking!

Thanks for your reply!

I added the TODO note, and pushed in 6d09a7b5e.

Kind regards,
Roel Janssen