= Debian ARM EABI (armel) port TODO list =

 * [[https://buildd.debian.org/~luk/status/architecture.php?suite=&a=armel|buildd status]]
 * [[http://unstable.buildd.net/index-armel.html|Wanna-Build status]]
 * [[http://unstable.buildd.net/buildd/armel_Failed.html|Failed builds]]. Bugreports/Patches need to be provided for packages not already having them.
 * [[http://unstable.buildd.net/buildd/armel_Building.html|Packages building]]. This includes builds that haven't been categorized to failed/n-f-u/give-back. List needs cleaning up.
 * [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=debian-arm@lists.debian.org&tag=eabi|List of EABI usertagged bugs]]. For the ones with a patch and no maintainer reaction for months, Porter NMU is ok.

== State of features for armel ==

This list omits many features that "just worked" from the beginning, and thus have avoided attention from porters. Thus it looks worse than it is. Detailed package-specific notes are on the page ArmEabiProblems.

||||'''Legend'''||
|| (./) || Great ||
|| <!> || Fix in [[http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/dists/unreleased/main/binary-armel/|unreleased]] or BTS  ||
|| {X} || Unfixed ||
|| {i} || Needs confirmation tests ||

||'''''The GCC Toolchain'''''||'''State'''||
||'''Binutils'''|| (./) Works (RikuVoipio)||
||'''Standard C'''|| (./) Works (RikuVoipio)||
||'''Standard C++'''|| (./) Works (RikuVoipio)||
||'''glibc'''|| (./) Works (RikuVoipio / aurel32)||
||'''g77'''|| (./) Made obsolete with GfortranTransition ||
||'''libffi4''' || (./) (RikuVoipio) ||
||'''Objective-C'''|| (./) ||
||'''Java'''|| (./) Works (RikuVoipio)||
|||| ||
||'''''Other languages'''''||'''State'''||
||'''clisp''' || {X} Needs porting to EABI, see [[http://mat.exon.name/logs/clisp|Mat's notes and patches]] DebianBug:598152 Requires itself to compile itself(?)||
||'''fpc''' || (./) Free Pascal compiler. TODO (?): Makes 18 binary packages; 8 other binary packages waiting. ||
||'''ghc6''' || (./) Glasgow Haskell Compiler. ||
||'''gnat''' || (./) Gnu Ada compiler. Not provided on ARM old-EABI either. 17 packages waiting. ||
||'''mono'''|| (./) gtk-sharp builds now, some rarer components have trouble still ||
||'''ocaml'''|| (./) (native compiler missing)||
||'''and a dozen more languages''' || {X} ||
|||| ||
||'''''Important packages'''''||'''State'''||
||'''dietlibc'''|| <!> Needs porting DebianBug:459482. 19 packages waiting ||
||'''fftw3'''|| (./) ||
||'''gettext'''|| (./) ||
||'''kernel-package'''|| (./) ||
||'''nspr'''|| (./) ||
||'''iceweasel'''|| (./) ||
|||| ||
||'''''Infrastructure'''''||'''State'''||
||'''buildd's'''|| (./) 6 buildd's running (RikuVoipio)||
||'''build logs'''|| (./) https://buildd.debian.org/ (RikuVoipio)||
||'''official archive'''|| (./) 96.69% up-to-date ||
||'''packages properly signed by DD'''|| (./) ||
||'''developer accessible machine'''|| (./) agricola.debian.org, other machines publicly available too||
||'''official archive inclusion'''|| (./) DebianBug:439832. Need to make sure we meet the [[http://ftp-master.debian.org/archive-criteria.html|Archive criteria]] ||
||'''testing inclusion''|| see armelLennyReleaseRecertification (being worked on)||
|||| ||
||'''''debian-installer'''''||'''State'''||
||'''d-i base port'''|| (./) ||
||'''d-i sample images'''|| {i} ||
||'''d-i nightly images'''|| (./) [[https://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/armel/]] ||
||'''d-i documentation'''|| {X} ||
||'''arch-upgrade tool'''|| {X} [ArchTakeover] ||


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Triaging:
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/2008/01/msg00065.html|Configure scripts potentially needing fixing]]
 * Check that nothing is stuck in wrong dep-wait or not-for-us state in debian-ports [[http://unstable.buildd.net/index-armel.html|wanna-build]] states.
 * Provide fixes for [[https://buildd.debian.org/stats/?arch=armel&state=Failed|failed]] packages.

NMU:
 * Packages that have open FTBFS bugs most likely FTBFS on armel buildd's as well. 0 Day NMU period for RC bugs is open...
 * Packages with longstanding [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=debian-arm@lists.debian.org&tag=eabi|EABI usertagged bug]] should be open for porter NMU. 
 * For inactive maintainers, go for it, for active maintainers try first pestering the maintainer.

Other:
 * There is currently no easy migration path for users of the current old-ABI Debian ARM port.  Thought needs to go into this.
 * We need more people with armel systems to start running popularity-contest.

Get installed graph to 95%+ zone


== Recording Arm EABI bugs to Debian bts ==

 * Earmark eabi bugs to have them searchable: 
 * eabi usertag with user debian-arm@lists.debian.org 
 * [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=debian-arm@lists.debian.org&tag=eabi|List of EABI usertagged bugs]]
 * To set usertags:
{{{
To: control@bugs.debian.org

user debian-arm@lists.debian.org
usertag bugnumber + eabi
thanks
}}}
 * Alternatively, when filing the bug:
{{{
Package: bloatlib
Version: 12765-broken1
User: debian-arm@lists.debian.org
Usertags: eabi
}}}
 * one can use "bts" command from devscripts to set usertags:
{{{
bts user debian-arm@lists.debian.org . usertag 433213 eabi
}}}
 * See also [[bugs.debian.org/usertags]]
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