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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Thomas Lotterer
Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Module: openpkg-re Date: 17-Aug-2004 08:24:02
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2004081707240100
Modified files:
openpkg-re releasenotes.txt
Log:
log my SuSE experiences, parts of which might apply to other distros,
too
Summary:
Revision Changes Path
1.4 +38 -1 openpkg-re/releasenotes.txt
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patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
Index: openpkg-re/releasenotes.txt
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$ cvs diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 releasenotes.txt
--- openpkg-re/releasenotes.txt 23 Jul 2004 11:40:44 -0000 1.3
+++ openpkg-re/releasenotes.txt 17 Aug 2004 06:24:01 -0000 1.4
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
OpenPKG Release Notes
=====================
- o $Revision: 1.3 $. The most recent update of this file can be
+ o $Revision: 1.4 $. The most recent update of this file can be
downloaded from http://cvs.openpkg.org/openpkg-re/releasenotes.txt
The history of this document, specific versions and
differences between versions can be retrieved from
@@ -143,6 +143,43 @@
- autogen downgraded to EVAL because of portability problems, available
from CURRENT
+ o building from source
+
+ Building packages including the bootstrap from source requires
+ a working and complete development environment. It must be made
+ up of the tools make(1), a linker, C compiler and some important
+ system libraries and header files. Many Unix vendors offer that
+ tools as part of their OS but unlike the BSD world in the Linux and
+ Solaris world they are often optional, sometimes even additional
+ purchases. Note that you may choose to use OpenPKG binary packages
+ to satisfy most of these requirements, i.e. by installing openpkg,
+ make, binutils and gcc. Be aware that no OpenPKG package will
+ offer system libraries and header files, i.e. you must install
+ glibc-devel on Linux to get the required /usr/lib/crt1.o library and
+ /usr/include/stdio.h include.
+
+ o binutils and gcc pairing
+
+ Many OpenPKG packages can be build using an arbitrary linker and
+ compiler. Some people prefer system or 3rd party development tools.
+ You must ensure that ld(1) and gcc(1) work in tandem and both
+ come from the same vendor. Intermixing that stuff will produce
+ unpredictable results and break builds, i.e. OpenPKG 2.0 and
+ 2.1 come with binutils-2.14 because their sibling gcc is known
+ to be poisoned when the already existing and shipping Linuxish
+ binutils-2.15 package is used.
+
+ o broken binary bootstrap on SuSE 9.1 using NIS
+
+ The SuSE 9.1 pwconv(8) command from their shipping pwdutils-2.6.3-3
+ and update pwdutils-2.6.4-2.1 packages is broken and spits out error
+ 'pwconv: Error trying to get data for `+'' when the last line of
+ /etc/passwd reads '+::::::' which is required for "compat" mode in
+ /etc/nsswitch.conf and the default when NIS is activated during
+ system installation. This inhibits successful installation of a
+ OpenPKG binary bootstrap. To work around the problem temporarily
+ remove the offending line from /etc/passwd.
+
Upgrade from OpenPKG 2.0 to OpenPKG 2.1
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@@ .
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