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* [ptxdist] [PATCH] configure.ac: Check for GNU ar
@ 2012-03-20  7:43 Bernhard Walle
  2012-03-20  8:37 ` Andreas Bießmann
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Bernhard Walle @ 2012-03-20  7:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ptxdist

To build the ipk packages, we need the 'f' flag which is a GNU extension:

-{ ar(1) }----------------------------------------------------------------------

   f   Truncate names in the archive.  GNU ar will normally permit file names
       of any length. This will cause it to create archives which are not
       compatible with the native ar program on some systems.  If this is a
       concern, the f modifier may be used to truncate file names when putting
       them in the archive.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bernhard@bwalle.de>
---
 Makefile.in  |    1 +
 configure.ac |    1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 17a6ce6..11e71c3 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ environment:
 	@ln -sf @GNU_mknod@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/mknod"
 	@ln -sf @GNU_tar@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/tar"
 	@ln -sf @GNU_readlink@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/readlink"
+	@ln -sf @GNU_ar@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/ar"
 	@ln -sf @PYTHON@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/python"
 	@ln -sf @SED@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/sed"
 	@ln -sf @XARGS@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/xargs"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 78597cc..d51ae4c 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ GNU_TOOL(stat, coreutils)
 GNU_TOOL(mknod, coreutils)
 GNU_TOOL(readlink, coreutils)
 GNU_TOOL(tar, tar)
+GNU_TOOL(ar, Binutils)
 
 dnl Check for egrep
 AC_PROG_EGREP
-- 
1.7.9.4


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* Re: [ptxdist] [PATCH] configure.ac: Check for GNU ar
  2012-03-20  7:43 [ptxdist] [PATCH] configure.ac: Check for GNU ar Bernhard Walle
@ 2012-03-20  8:37 ` Andreas Bießmann
  2012-03-20 19:42   ` Bernhard Walle
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Andreas Bießmann @ 2012-03-20  8:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ptxdist

Dear Bernhard,

On 20.03.2012 08:43, Bernhard Walle wrote:
> To build the ipk packages, we need the 'f' flag which is a GNU extension:
> 
> -{ ar(1) }----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>    f   Truncate names in the archive.  GNU ar will normally permit file names
>        of any length. This will cause it to create archives which are not
>        compatible with the native ar program on some systems.  If this is a
>        concern, the f modifier may be used to truncate file names when putting
>        them in the archive.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bernhard@bwalle.de>
> ---
>  Makefile.in  |    1 +
>  configure.ac |    1 +
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
> index 17a6ce6..11e71c3 100644
> --- a/Makefile.in
> +++ b/Makefile.in
> @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ environment:
>  	@ln -sf @GNU_mknod@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/mknod"
>  	@ln -sf @GNU_tar@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/tar"
>  	@ln -sf @GNU_readlink@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/readlink"
> +	@ln -sf @GNU_ar@ "$(abs_srcdir)/bin/ar"

this is annoying, it will require gnu binutils which is not available on
my mac by default.
Couldn't we use some approach like
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.embedded.ptxdist.devel/8533
(pachting ipkg to use toolchain provided ar, which should be GNU
binutils for linux targets).

Another way would be to stick at opkg to build the ipkg packages on mac.

What do you think about that?

regards

Andreas Bießmann

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* Re: [ptxdist] [PATCH] configure.ac: Check for GNU ar
  2012-03-20  8:37 ` Andreas Bießmann
@ 2012-03-20 19:42   ` Bernhard Walle
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Bernhard Walle @ 2012-03-20 19:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ptxdist; +Cc: biessmann

Hi Andreas,

* Andreas Bießmann <biessmann@corscience.de> [2012-03-20 09:37]:
> 
> this is annoying, it will require gnu binutils which is not available on
> my mac by default.
> Couldn't we use some approach like
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.embedded.ptxdist.devel/8533
> (pachting ipkg to use toolchain provided ar, which should be GNU
> binutils for linux targets).

You're right, GNU ar is not needed. I just had an old patches directory
for opkg... Forget the patch.


Regards,
Bernhard

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