[arch-ports] developing the (arch64) port

[ganja.guru]

Jason Chu wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:21:40 +0200
> Andreas Radke <a.radke at arcor.de> wrote:
>
>   
>> After some discussions between the x86_64 devs we agree that a common
>> pkgbuild tree is a good solution. It will bind us to follow arch32 as
>> much as possible but that's what a port only is. And that's ok.
>>
>> It would be to dangerous to have a separate tree so it would be a fork
>> from the beginning on. That's not what we want to become.
>>
>> In our view we cannot see anything what holds us from joining your
>> party.
>>
>> In my view we don't really need certain cvs trunks. I guess the i686
>> devs don't have the intention to move to svn so we will have to work
>> with the same cvs they already use. For checkout we can use csup and
>> for committing cvs. I suggest to keep using first pkgrel number for
>> the i686 packages as you do now. So i686 would build every new pkg
>> with a pkgrel nr. -1. When you fix something you go with -2. Nothing
>> new.
>>
>> Even if nothing will make now use of it I suggest to add an "arch" tag
>> to every pkg for each architecture. Just like Gentoo and Frugal do. So
>> every i686 release will get // arch='i686' // tag.
>>
>> Every package the x86_64 devs will have to port. If it is ok
>> everything stays like it is and we add // arch='i686' 'x86_64' //
>> tag. If a 64bit bugfix is needed we will do a pkg foo-1.1 so only the
>> x86_64 binary will be built. i686 fixes we could leave out if we are
>> not affected but in almost every case we follow and do our own foo-2
>> pkg.
>>
>> Once we have a pkg marked with our arch x86_64 tag we can think about
>> to try to automatically build next release. But before moving to
>> current each time a 64bit dev will have to mark it for really working
>> well.
>>
>> Is that a way we can go?
>>
>> So I don't see why we should wait any longer.
>>
>> Things like crossbuilding with pacbuild and AUR we can add later.
>>
>> AndyRTR
>>     
>
> Alright, because you're such a nice guy, here's what I'm prepared to do
> for you.
>
> We'll set you guys up with pserver access to our cvs server (just like
> the TUs have).
>
> Then we'll set up a set of repo update daemons (just like the TUs have).
>
> Then you guys can make your PKGBUILD updates, tag your builds (right
> now we use CURRENT, you guys can use CURRENT-x86_64), and upload the
> built packages.
>
> A script will process the PKGBUILD updates and recreate the repos when
> it needs to.
>
> That's about it.
>
> Now, here's the catch.  It's gonna take me/us a while to set it up.
> Work is crazy busy for me and there are only a few people who have
> experience using the TU daemons and they will need to be modified to
> work for your purposes.
>
> I'm going to set the clock at 2 weeks from today.  By the 18th of
> April. we will have something for you guys to start contributing
> through.
>
> Jason
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Thanks Jason...can't wait ! :-)

ganja_guru




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