Can programs compiled in FreeBSD be executed in DragonFly BSD ?

[Mehmet Erol Sanliturk]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:25 PM, John Marino <dragonflybsd at marino.st>
wrote:

> On 11/19/2014 07:57, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote:
> > As a principle , assume that I can help you as much as possible to make
> > Free Pascal and Lazarus a working port in DragonFly BSD .
>
>
> Free Pascal is a working port.  I am wondering how well it works.  It
> must work fairly well since it can build itself and most packages.
>
>
> > For this I need your help because I do not know DragonFly BSD
> > sufficiently well .
> > Due to this I need explicit instructions about what to do .
> > Assume I have sufficient time to apply steps .
>
>
> Given that you specifically inquired about, and then requested Free
> Pascal be available via ports, I assumed that you were user of Free
> Pascal, DragonFly BSD, and dports.  Instructing you how to use any of
> those three is basically out of scope of this activity.
>
>
> > Another point is if we can document what we did to generate these ports ,
> > such a document would be used as a guide for other ports .
>
>
> The Free Pascal organization has published a cross-compile instruction
> document.  The work involved is modifying to Free Pascal base to support
> DragonFly.  Anybody wanting a port of Free Pascal will have to do the
> same, even more if it's a new CPU.  Even if there were something new to
> document (there isn't), I don't have time.
>
>
>
> > Testing is important . Let's include all testing steps applicable to
> > verify usability of Free Pascal and Lazarus .
>
>
> Yes, very good.  What are test steps?  Is there a test suite available?
>
>
> > Assume I have installed 4.0 RC3 and it is booted and the computer is
> > shutdown and rebooted to  start working on Free Pascal port .
> >
> > There is the following page , but it is not clear for me
> > because of assumptions about pkgsrc which is not applicable for 4.0 RC3 :
> >
> > http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToDPorts/
>
>
> I don't know what you mean.  There are only 2 references to pkgsrc on
> that page and it says "if you have pkgsrc do this".  You don't, so skip
> those steps.  That guide is still fully applicable, and DragonFly 4
> comes with pkg already configured and installed.
>
>
>
>
> > Let also assume that DragonFlyBSD repository is cloned here and updates
> > will be applied quickly .
>
> > Would you please
> >
> >  make a list of steps
> >  what I should note
> >
> > which
> >
> > I can apply ,
> > Take notes and
> > reply to you at the end .
>
>
> Read "Installing DPorts tree" section of the guide.
> then
> cd /usr/dports/lang/fpc && make install
>
>
>
> > I do not know kyua ,
> >
> > http://pkg.wolfpond.org/dragonfly:4.0:x86:64/LATEST/All/kyua-0.11,2.txz
> >
> > but can we apply it for testing steps of this port . In that way , we
> > can also enlarge testing facility for DragonFly BSD .
>
>
> You are thinking very grand.
> All I want to know is if Free Pascal compiles what it is supposed to,
> and that the executables it produces work as expected.  If you made a
> testing framework, you should donate that to the Free Pascal group so
> they can test all their FPC ports.
>
> John
>



# cd /usr
# make dports-create-shallow

Error code 120

occurred .

# rm -rf dports
# make dports-create-shallow

  Succeeded ...

# cd /usr/dports/lang/fpc
# make

Many

coretemp1:PROCHOT asserted

messages are displayed among make listing .


gmake[1]:Entering directory
'/usr/obj/dports/lang/fpc/work/fpc-2.6.4/utils/fpcm'
/bin/mkdir -p units/x86_64-dragonfly

coretemp1:PROCHOT asserted

__missing_command_DATA2INC -b -s fpcmake.ini fpcmake.inc fpcmakeini
gmake[1]:__missing_command_DATA2INC : Command not found
Makefile: 2411 : recipe for target 'fpcmake.inc' failed
gmake[1]: ** [fpcmake.inc] Error 127
gmake[1]: Leaving directory
'/usr/obj/dports/lang/fpc/work/fpc-2.6.4/utils/fpcm'

** Error code 2
Stop .
make : stopped in /usr/dports/lang/fpc .


Coming up to this point is showing that the compiler is working .




Thank you very much .

Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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