Confimed, it is working.
On Sun, 2024-12-01 at 15:50 +0200, Efraim Flashner wrote: > On Sat, Nov 30, 2024 at 08:59:02PM +0000, Ian Eure wrote: > > Hi Tobias, > > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2024, at 8:18 PM, Tobias Alexandra Platen wrote: > > > When I try to install Kicad, I'll get the following output: > > > > > > The following derivations will be built: > > > /gnu/store/5rinv8djwjz0bdami6nr6cm3zj382fsb-libcxi-1.0.1- > > > 0.5b6f8b5.drv > > > /gnu/store/x26zsx3fw74vhfc35i79fansmlmhl0cc-libfabric- > > > 1.22.0.drv > > > /gnu/store/nfj2qvhyxvfc7x5fkdlyg2z1wnpqw9cz-openmpi-4.1.6.drv > > > /gnu/store/l1rbmwj9m4kgkm1qada665mm0m6g10w1-libngspice-43.drv > > > /gnu/store/y88c48hzcm78ch39wjfa3dpdgw9n6m7r-webkitgtk-with- > > > libsoup2- > > > 2.44.1.drv > > > /gnu/store/qv0zpz8h2dvhbmxz6smsbmc763rdkdxm-wxwidgets-3.2.5.drv > > > /gnu/store/llydl3baxardzgf9xmdbgjikny68vaar-python-wxpython- > > > 4.2.0.drv > > > /gnu/store/b0s2jgimknw6035kcqvpb6sdxkhakz7b-kicad-7.0.11.drv > > > > > > After a few minutes the build fails with: > > > > > > building /gnu/store/5rinv8djwjz0bdami6nr6cm3zj382fsb-libcxi- > > > 1.0.1- > > > 0.5b6f8b5.drv... > > > \ 'build' phasebuilder for > > > `/gnu/store/5rinv8djwjz0bdami6nr6cm3zj382fsb-libcxi-1.0.1- > > > 0.5b6f8b5.drv' failed with exit code 1 > > > build of /gnu/store/5rinv8djwjz0bdami6nr6cm3zj382fsb-libcxi- > > > 1.0.1- > > > 0.5b6f8b5.drv failed > > > View build log at > > > '/var/log/guix/drvs/5r/inv8djwjz0bdami6nr6cm3zj382fsb-libcxi- > > > 1.0.1- > > > 0.5b6f8b5.drv.gz'. > > > ........ > > > CC utils/read_lat.o > > > ........ > > > #error "Unsupported CPU architecture" > > > > > > I also found a blogpost which mentions libcxi, what does libcxi > > > do? > > > https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2024/11/targeting-the-crayhpe-slingshot-interconnect/ > > > > > > > The package description provides a pretty good summary: > > > > Interface to the Cassini/Slingshot high-speed interconnect > > > > Libcxi provides applications with a low-level interface to > > the > > Cray/HPE Cassini high-speed NIC (network interface > > controller), also > > known as Slingshot. > > > > > I guess that libcxi is optional for Kicad, so I could hack guix > > > to > > > build Kicad without libcxi. > > > > > > > I think this is worth a bug report, and maybe you're also up to > > sending some patches? I think it's slightly more complicated than > > just the kicad package, though, since libcxi isn't a direct > > dependency: > > > > $ guix graph --path kicad libcxi > > kicad@7.0.11 > > libngspice@43 > > openmpi@4.1.6 > > libfabric@1.22.0 > > libcxi@1.0.1-0.5b6f8b5 > > > > So, I think what needs to happen is that libcxi needs to have > > POWER9 removed from its supported-systems field; and libfabric > > needs to conditionally include libcxi in its inputs based on > > architecture. I think the best way to do that is by checking for > > the build system in (package-supported-systems libcxi), which will > > avoid hardcoding duplicate arch tests in two packages. > > I pushed a patch limiting cassini-headers (one of libcxi's > dependencies) > to the architectures it supports, and then I adjusted libfabric to > check > the transitive-supported-packages. Kicad should now build again on > ppc64le. >
