Hi! On Mon, 2016-02-08 at 10:06:00 +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > On Sat, 2016-02-06 at 21:45:44 +0100, Helge Deller wrote: > > >> I don't intend to do a new port, however the hppa kernel requires a > > >> hppa64 compiler. > > >> > > >> $ dpkg-architecture -ahppa64 > > >> dpkg-architecture: error: unknown Debian architecture hppa64, you must > > >> specify GNU system type, too > > >> > > >> please could you add support to make this work? it will simplify the > > >> packaging of the toolchain. > > > > > To the hppa porters, is there prospects of such a port? > > > > Most likely not in the near future. > > Oh, ok. > > > > Is the ABI of such port stable (I'd assume yes)? > > > > There is no glibc support yet, but kernel interface is known. > > And of course calling syntax would be like HP-UX. > > Hmmm, ok, to me that means I cannot accept the architecture in dpkg, > as the triplet would kind of lie, as it's supposed to include the glibc > part as well. If the toolchain is used to build stuff like 64-bit > kernels, boot loaders and similar, then I'd say the correct thing to > do anyway would be to use a standalone compiler. > > I'm thus inclined to close this bug for now, as long as there's no > glibc support yet. > > > > I'm also assuming the port would be big endian too? > > > > Yes. > > > > > And the GNU triplet is hppa64-linux-gnu? > > > > Yes. > > Thanks, for the information!
Given the above, I'm closing this request now. Please feel free to reopen or file a new one whenever there's glibc support available. Thanks, Guillem
