[binutils/glibc/libtool/gcc] noautobuild packages outdated

[dobo]

Hi everyone,

I've noticed that binutils, glibc, libtool and gcc packages are out of sync with the PKGBUILDs github repository (at least for the armv7h architecture). They all seem to contain noautobuild flag. I presume that someone forgot to manually update those packages. It has been already reported in here and there but without any response. Can someone from ALARM maintainers can take a look at this issue?

Thanks in advance!

[moonman]

There may be issues with new toolchain for ARM so while PKGBUILDs have been updated, packages haven't been pushed out for general public yet. They will be in the repos once the issues are ironed out.

[solskogen]

What issues might that be? Perhaps someone can help

[Amphitryon]

I noticed that these tools were up to version 11 on X86 but not on ARM so I thought I'd try building them myself. The first issue is that the compiler option -Werror=format-security from /etc/makepkg.conf causes an early faiilure where a format string is passed in to a function which in turn uses a printf-like function.

Removing that option allows gcc to build but there are significant failures in the test suite. The PKGBUILD does allow it to be packaged despite the failures but then there is another error in doing the packaging. This obviously needs some work before it will be ready to use.

[graysky]

Kevin is the real authority with this, but he is busy with limited free time. I have been playing with the build in my next-toolchain branch. Feel free to contribute knowing I am not expert with toolchain idiosyncrasies. Currently building gcc having passed the initial errors. Perhaps headed for the breakage you mentioned.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '# toolchain build order: linux-api-headers->glibc->binutils->gcc->binutils->glibc')

EDIT: The build of gcc took 14 hours to complete but finished successfully. Once I finish building libtool, I will share these packages if people want to test them out, see: http://repo-ck.com/aarch64-test/

[dobo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') noticed that these tools were up to version 11 on X86 but not on ARM so I thought I'd try building them myself. The first issue is that the compiler option -Werror=format-security from /etc/makepkg.conf causes an early faiilure where a format string is passed in to a function which in turn uses a printf-like function.

Removing that option allows gcc to build but there are significant failures in the test suite. The PKGBUILD does allow it to be packaged despite the failures but then there is another error in doing the packaging. This obviously needs some work before it will be ready to use.