Re: [Gm2] adding compiler to distributions

[Gaius Mulley]

Hi Andreas,

many thanks!  I guess, initially, it makes sense to start with 4.1.2
Leopard (and build gm2 onto the vanilla gcc-4.1.2 + Leopard patches
from Apple).

regards,
Gaius


Andreas Fischlin <address@hidden> writes:

> I would be happy to do the Mac OS X part. I know how to do it at
> least. The only thing I don't know how to "extract" the gm2 from its
> environment. Thus I would need some help there. But preparing a dmg -
> the standard method these days of distributing software - is not a
> problem if the software works in the first place within a particular
> folder.
> 
> Currently Xcode 3.0 with gcc 4.0.1 would be quite a flexible solution
> to use and is the most commonly used version of Xcode, since it works
> for MacOS X 10.4.x (Tiger) as well as 10.5.x (Leopard). The latest
> Xcode, i.e. v3.1.1, however, uses gcc 4.2. and is only available under
> the latest Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard).
> 
> Andreas
> 
> 
> Gaius Mulley wrote:
> > Andreas Fischlin <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> This reminds me of the distribution issues, I have been discussing with
> >> Gaius previously (last year). IMHO gm2 would profit greatly, if it
> >> would be released separately from gcc. Moreover, once you have a
> >> binary, it should be possible to move that binary among machines of the
> >> same platform, which is AFAIK unfortunately not the case with current
> >> gm2 release scheme. How do others think about this?
> >>
> >> Please consider the following points: Most Unix systems of one or
> >> another form - BTW I'm coming from OS X (Darwin variant) - have
> >> typically already some gcc compiler installed. In the case of OS X the
> >> gcc preinstalled by default is often not the one gm2 uses. Why not
> >> following a release scheme where you get gm2 alone and that release is
> >> made for a particular gcc or a range of gcc. In case someone wishes to
> >> follow the same scheme gm2 uses now, this could still be done by any
> >> user by simply downloading an additional gcc component. And all those
> >> that already have a gcc installed, can simply add gm2 to the set of
> >> compilers without having to struggle with the coexistence of several
> >> gcc on the same machine. Anyone with me on this?
> >>
> >
> > Hi Andreas,
> >
> > I believe it can be released separately from gcc (I've just checked
> > the last deb package built and it contains a gm2 which should coexist
> > with a debian packaged gcc-4.1.2).  Using a gm2 compiler built on
> > another platform might be possible - but if it is to be installed in a
> > different directory it might be a less than satisfactory experience
> > for the user.  In theory it could work (I think) but the user would
> > have to always specify -B/path/to/cc1gm2.  This could easily be tested
> > by building gm2 for debian and using 'alien' to convert it into an rpm
> > and installing it under Fedora.  I did try this last year - it almost
> > worked..  there was a problem with crt0.o IIRC and I suspect this
> > could be fixed with a little time.
> >
> > Certainly I like the idea of building gm2 when grafted onto particular
> > gcc sources.  This is probably the way to go - and hopefully would
> > allow cygwin MacOS ports to be much more stable.  I guess the next
> > question, is "in what time frame?" .. I was aiming to finish the ISO
> > libraries and type COMPLEX before the next release (aiming at New
> > Year) - but is this too far in the future?
> >
> > Are there people on the list with Solaris, Gentoo, Fedora, Cygwin and
> > MacOS (any others) package building experience?  I can build debian
> > packages from some scripts I've obtained - if anyone is interested I
> > can put them up on the web site with basic instructions?  The debian
> > build process is reasonably automated, you just need a fast machine
> > or a lot of patience :-), as it uses the pdebuild chroot mechanism.
> >
> > regards,
> > Gaius
> >
> 
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