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Re: [Firebird-website] ppc port is done
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From: Helen B. <he...@ii...> - 2008-04-09 06:01:44
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Marius, At 03:54 PM 9/04/2008, marius popa wrote: >at the bottom of the page there is an ppc port mention >that is already done and the page should be changed ><http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=engine>http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=engine > >and this page shoud be removed ><http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=engine&id=plat_ppc64>http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=engine&id=plat_ppc64 > >the tips can be used for other ports > > > >In general, porting Firebird to Linux/***64/***32 platform will not be difficult. > * You need to register the new architecture in the build system and in a couple of places in the source code and make sure it builds properly. This is a good test by itself, as Firebird uses itself extensively during the build process. > * Then you need to run <http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=qa&id=qmtest_howto>QMDB and TCS tests and make sure there are no new regressions. Alignment failures, a.k.a. SIGBUS errors, are the most likely problems you'll need to take care of. > >also the porting will be changed from what i have seen on devel list > >an example for arm port (it's just an sample not the final port) > ><http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.1.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/port-arm.patch;h=2e161ba5155e0f43d34fc199b68db8dfa5ddab74;hb=HEAD>http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.1.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/port-arm.patch;h=2e161ba5155e0f43d34fc199b68db8dfa5ddab74;hb=HEAD > >and here is another port already included in the cvs head (Mips/mipsel) ><http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.0.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/port-mipsel.patch;h=0f99cab4278467c21347b727b806f47b80bc6ebf;hb=03bf3f72d00ad9da6d705a28fa26eef1cb306eed>http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.0.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/port-mipsel.patch;h=0f99cab4278467c21347b727b806f47b80bc6ebf;hb=03bf3f72d00ad9da6d705a28fa26eef1cb306eed Somebody needs to take responsibility for this type of information...do you want to volunteer? Helen |
