Re: [Firebird-website] ppc port is done

[marius p. <ma...@gm...>]

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Helen Borrie <he...@ii...> wrote:

> 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?

Yes i volunteer :)
I can help with the website  and with the porting docs

>
>
> Helen
>
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