Debian ARM Hard Float (armhf) port TODO list
list of Hard Float usertagged bugs. For the ones with a patch and no maintainer reaction for months, Porter NMU is ok.
State of features for armhf
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 ArmHardFloatProblems.
Legend |
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Great |
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Fix in unreleased or BTS |
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Unfixed |
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Needs confirmation tests |
The GCC Toolchain |
State |
Binutils |
Binutils in unstable now supports armhf |
Standard C |
Both 4.4 and 4.5 available (Debian GCC includes the Linaro patches) |
Standard C++ |
Both 4.4 and 4.5 available (Debian GCC includes the Linaro patches) |
glibc |
Debian eglibc works |
g77 |
Both 4.4 and 4.5 available (Debian GCC includes the Linaro patches) |
libffi4 |
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Objective-C |
Both 4.4 and 4.5 available (Debian GCC includes the Linaro patches) |
Java |
gcj-4.4 works, but is broken, in particular ecj fails to run java binaries (~70 waiting to build) |
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Self-bootstraping languages |
State |
fpc |
not yet |
sbcl |
not yet |
ghc6 |
needs special bootstraping process |
gnat |
needs cross-compiled gnat from arch that has gnat |
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Other languages |
State |
clisp |
in progress |
gdc |
not yet |
mono |
does not build |
ocaml |
lacks native |
and a dozen more languages |
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Important packages |
State |
dietlibc |
TODO |
fftw3 |
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gettext |
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kernel-package |
TODO |
nspr |
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iceweasel |
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Infrastructure |
State |
buildd's |
5 buildd's running (Konstantinos) |
build logs |
on http://buildd.debian-ports.org/status/architecture.php?a=armhf&suite=unstable |
official archive |
~87% |
packages properly signed by DD |
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developer accessible machine |
TODO |
official archive inclusion |
Need to make sure we meet the Archive criteria. Target for inclusion is wheezy. |
testing inclusion |
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debian-installer |
State |
d-i base port |
Most udebs are built |
kbd-chooser |
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d-i kernel images |
TODO |
d-i sample images |
TODO |
d-i nightly images |
TODO |
d-i documentation |
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arch-upgrade tool |
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Failed packages (as found in the buildd status page) |
State |
eprover |
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pperl |
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hivex |
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mmorph |
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sformat |
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gambc |
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bcov |
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libmad |
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osso-gwconnect |
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freebirth |
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guile-pg |
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pgsql-asn1oid |
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stlport5.2 |
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slgtk |
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php-imlib |
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ski |
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bogofilter |
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ktoon |
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libdevel-bt-perl |
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zfs-fuse |
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netsurf |
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beast |
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qwbfsmanager |
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scidavis |
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libavg |
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gunradio |
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vowpal-wabbit |
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gwget2 |
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xsd |
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keybled |
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crystalspace |
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hdf5 |
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yaird |
552872, also not in arch list |
libv8 |
596997, patched version in experimental |
libffi |
597920, patched version in unreleased |
boost1.42 |
604107, fixed in boost1.46 |
hylafax |
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oolite |
565101, fatal error: AppKit/NSApplication.h: No such file or directory |
cynthiune.app |
similar to 565101 |
qt4-x11 |
no BR yet, patched version in experimental |
eresi |
598936, error: redefinition of 'struct user_reqs' |
xnecview |
no BR yet, error: expected identifier before numeric constant |
xfce4-radio-plugin |
no BR yet, error: field 'timestamp' has incomplete type |
elinks |
no BR yet, macro 'get_opt_int' passed 2 arguments, but takes just 1, patched version in unreleased |
xorp |
no BR yet, casting error, also not in arch list |
libexplain |
no BR yet, compile errors |
gclcvs |
no BR yet, compile errors |
diagnostics |
no BR yet, error: _URC_NORMAL_STOP was not declared in this scope |
vnc4 |
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liblouisxml |
no BR yet, dpkg-shlibdeps: error: couldn't find liblouis.so.2 |
aufs-tools |
655610, fatal error: linux/aufs_type.h: No such file or directory |
pantomime1.2 |
no BR yet, fatal error: GNUstepBase/GSCategories.h: No such file or directory |
gorm.app |
no BR yet, fatal error: GNUstepBase/GSCategories.h: No such file or directory |
rcalc |
no BR yet, fatal error: libgnomeui/gnome-window-icon.h: No such file or directory |
xxdiff |
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libvisual-plugins |
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plt-scheme |
no BR yet, libffi update |
libgii |
no BR yet, fails on arm thumb/asm conflict |
klibc |
no BR yet, minor armv7 fixes, patched version in unreleased |
openmsx |
635413 , Error: shift must be constant 'orr r0,r0,r3,LSL r2' |
flint |
no BR yet, Error: selected processor does not support Thumb mode 'rsc ip,ip,ip' |
llvm |
no BR yet, Error: LR and PC should not both be in register list 'ldmia sp!,{r0,r1,r2,r3,lr,pc}' |
llvm-snapshot |
no BR yet, Error: LR and PC should not both be in register list 'ldmia sp!,{r0,r1,r2,r3,lr,pc}' |
faucc |
no BR yet, arch not detected properly (tries to build x86 asm |
coq |
no BR yet, error: r7 cannot be used in asm here |
gcl |
no BR yet, error: the assertion tp&~tp on line 179 of sfaslelf.c in function relocate failed |
libblocksruntime |
no BR yet, clang: warning: unknown platform, assuming -mfloat-abi=soft |
kdelibs |
no BR yet, undefined references to login/logout |
cln |
604792 (pending upload) |
ghemical |
no BR yet, undefined references |
pacparser |
no BR yet, Test failed: got "192.0.0.0" expected "END-OF-SCRIPT" |
libnih |
no BR yet, fails one test case |
libsgml-parser-opensp-perl |
no BR yet, tests fail |
libgtk2-mozembed-perl |
no BR yet, tests fail |
Packages that only need armhf in architecture field |
State |
libx86 |
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blcr |
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xorg |
605841, patched version in unreleased |
alsa-lib |
596968 (pending upload), patched version in unreleased |
whitelister |
no BR yet, "ocamlfind: Not supported in your configuration: ocamlopt" |
fenics |
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scsh-0.6 |
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superiotool |
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rt-tests |
604691 (pending upload) |
polyml |
?DebianBug: |
odyssey |
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yap |
no BR yet |
scheme2c |
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ibam |
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alsa-oss |
?DebianBug: |
alsa-tools |
604651 (pending upload) |
alsa-utils |
604650 (pending upload) |
alsa-plugins |
604649 (pending upload) |
stressapptest |
no BR yet |
oss4 |
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libguytools1 |
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lua-gtk |
no BR yet |
xfce4-diskperf-plugin |
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gst-plugins-good0.10 |
no BR yet (depends on type-handling) |
gst-plugins-bad0.10 |
604660 (depends on type-handling) |
nodejs |
no BR yet, does not detect libv8, maybe a libv8 problem?! |
ddccontrol |
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libffi-ruby |
no BR yet |
chromium-browser |
no BR yet |
openocd |
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openmpi |
Triaging:
- Configure scripts potentially needing fixing
- Check that nothing is stuck in wrong dep-wait or not-for-us state in debian-ports.
- Provide fixes for 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 closed.
Packages with longstanding armhf 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 ABI Debian ARM port. Thought needs to go into this.
- We need more people with armhf systems to start running popularity-contest.
Get installed graph to 95%+ zone
Recording ARM Hard Float bugs to Debian BTS
- Earmark armhf bugs to have them searchable:
armhf usertag with user debian-arm@lists.debian.org
- To set usertags:
To: control@bugs.debian.org user debian-arm@lists.debian.org usertag bugnumber + armhf thanks
- Alternatively, when filing the bug:
Package: bloatlib Version: 12765-broken1 User: debian-arm@lists.debian.org Usertags: armhf
- one can use "bts" command from devscripts to set usertags:
bts user debian-arm@lists.debian.org . usertag $DebianBugNumber armhf
See also bugs.debian.org/usertags
Pending subscribe some mailing list so interested parties can receive armhf bugs:
$bug_number-subscribe-debian-arm=lists.debian.org@bugs.debian.org
It is recommend to try to agree on some other mailing lists besides <<MailTo:debian-arm AT lists DOT debian DOT org>>