Re: -current cross compile for -stable

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> Danny Braniss wrote:
> >> On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 12:19:42PM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote:
> >>>> On 8/28/07, LI Xin <delphij_at_delphij.net> wrote:
> >>>>> Danny Braniss wrote:
> >>>>>> till now I used a stable box to cross compile for other
> >>>>>> arch/stable|current.  today i decided to try out -current as  a
> >>>>>> base to cross compile. does it work? since i get:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> export MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=3D/r+d/obj/cs4
> >>>>>> cd /r+d/6.2/src; make  TARGET_ARCH=3Damd64 buildworld
> >>>>>> ...
> >>>>> This won't work.  In order to build -STABLE you have to install a
> >>>>> chrooted RELENG_6 environment and chroot into it to make it work.
> >>>> I think there is a hack for ports' tinderbox, patch is at
> >>>> http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/binutils.diff
> >>>> Not sure it appears in ports_at_ mailing or tinderbox's.
> >>> well, I can confirm that it works. 1)I'm now testing the result
> >>> by  using the result to make buildworld - goto 1 :-).
> >>>
> >>> so, if it works for tinderbox, and for me, can it be 'installed'?
> >> There's no reason to - if you want to build RELENG_6 on a 7.x box, you=
> 
> >> should have RELENG_6 chroot to do so.  You'll just keep running into
> >> problems as we don't support builds the way you're trying.
> >=20
> > one of the things that attracted me to FreeBSD was the fact that I coul=
> d=20
> > cross-compile. I always, till now, used a RELENG as a base (solid? :-) =
> to
> > build CURRENT, but now, so close to releases, I decided to try the othe=
> r way,
> > just before upgrading.
> >=20
> > So now I have some questions:
> > 	- Is documented !=3D supported?
> > 	- is building on a RELENG for CURRRENT ok?
> 
> I think there is some misunderstanding.  The supported way is to
> "upgrade", means to compile -CURRENT for instance, from a RELENG base;
> the reverse, however, is not well "supported".  The "official" way to
> cross compile older sources on a newer world is to create a chroot
> environment.

(I think I also have to upgrade my MUA)

ok, I'ts clearer now, and I understand the logic, one has to build the 1st 
floor
before building the 2nd. etc, etc. but the other way, backward compatability,
would have been nice too. in any case, it's solved - for the time being, for 
me.

cheers,
	danny

anyways, thanks.