Re: preparing for GCC 4.9

2014-05-12 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hi Matthias et al, I'd like to try to do some of this using my sparc box and see how far I get. Is there a link that explains how to set up these steps? Others seem to "just know" what to do, but I haven't the slightest idea of where to begin. I have a box with gcc-4.9, plenty of disk space, and e

Re: IA64 removal from unstable and experimental

2014-02-03 Thread Patrick Baggett
compile all the things :( On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Émeric MASCHINO wrote: > Hi, > > Too bad, but I can understand. > > So Gentoo ia64 is the last one... > > Émeric > > 2014-02-03 Ansgar Burchardt : > > Hi, > > > > Niels Thykier writes: > >> As of tonight, ia64 has been removed from

Re: Bug#691576: GDB still broken with 3.11.10-1

2013-12-12 Thread Patrick Baggett
I kind of wonder if it has anything to do with compiler code generation; I don't remember if you checked whether -O[0,1,2,3] on the kernel changed anything. The appearance is so random, but when it does appear, it's stuck for that version (i.e. not just a race issue that is hard to repro). Patrick

Re: gcc 4.8 on ia64

2013-12-08 Thread Patrick Baggett
HI Stephan, No, I haven't. Is the goal to package software or to test gcc-4.8/ia64? Patrick On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Stephan Schreiber wrote: > Does anybody started building some packages with gcc 4.8 on ia64? > > Cheers, > Stephan > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ia64-requ.

Re: Re: Re: Miscompilation at -O2

2013-10-18 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hi Camm, No, I don't do maintenance of gcc, I just help out where I can with Debian/ia64 (speaking of which, I have a bug investigation to follow up on). I'm going to have to check what version of gcc I have installed on my machines. If you can send me a test case or perhaps (simple!!) instruction

Re: Re: Miscompilation at -O2

2013-10-18 Thread Patrick Baggett
On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Camm Maguire wrote: > Greetings, and thanks for your reply! I can try to get a simpler > example, but first let me try to simplify the post, to see if that > illumines the issue by itself. My comments after // > > > Breakpoint 4, 0x004c1f72 in LI46 (V

Re: SGI ALTIX 450 Debian Wheezy

2013-10-11 Thread Patrick Baggett
, to see if any regressions were fixed, and if not, start at squeeze's version and move up. You guys needed a good stress test for those CPUs, right? =D Patrick On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:42 AM, Laurent RENAULT wrote: > Le 10/10/2013 16:28, Patrick Baggett a écrit : > > As far as I

Re: SGI ALTIX 450 Debian Wheezy

2013-10-10 Thread Patrick Baggett
As far as I know, nobody has figured out why squeeze works but wheezy doesn't. On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Elias Estay wrote: > Hello, > has succesful Somebody install debian Wheezy (ia64) in the SGI altix 450 > ?, > > I tried Install directly from the cd but don't load (Appears Pod sysct

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-07 Thread Patrick Baggett
+0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 02:02:41PM -0500, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > > > > > That's rather confusing to read. The code was compiled with "-O2 -g", > > > perhaps I should try -O0 first to rule out a compiler bug? If so,

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-02 Thread Patrick Baggett
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 01:43:56PM -0500, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > I set the breakpoint, and it is called as you expected: > > (gdb) bt > > #0 ppc_register_info (ebl=0x60004120, regno=-1, name=0x0, > > nam

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-02 Thread Patrick Baggett
013 at 1:34 PM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 01:12:44PM -0500, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > OK, here's what I get when I run that test in GDB: > > > > Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. > > dwarf_frame_register (fs=0x6000b

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-02 Thread Patrick Baggett
OK, here's what I get when I run that test in GDB: Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. dwarf_frame_register (fs=0x6000be00, regno=, ops_mem=0x6fffb2d0, ops=0x6fffb2c8, nops=0x6fffb2c0) at dwarf_frame_register.c:105 105 get_uleb12

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-02 Thread Patrick Baggett
Ah stupid issue, I didn't unpack the source correctly; it was in a separate folder. Ahem, move along, nothing to see here. :) I'll get some results for you soon! Patrick On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 2:13 AM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 09:55:12PM -0500, Patrick

Re: Results of the porter roll call (Was: Roll call for porters of architectures in sid and testing)

2013-10-02 Thread Patrick Baggett
I'm interesting in helping on ia64. I'm not fluent in ia64 assembly, but I can get around pretty well. I'm very experienced in C/C++/Java and debugging. I've got a fully functional system running Xorg/Mesa3D/sound, so I can reproduce, test, and fix issues as time permits. Patr

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-02 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hah, you and me both. I'm going to delete the whole directory, redownload your files, and try again. Patrick On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 2:13 AM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 09:55:12PM -0500, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > Kurt, > > > > The package

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-01 Thread Patrick Baggett
Kurt, The package does not built with "dpkg-buildpackage -B". It stops in the makefile saying that it does not know how to make target "configure.ac". I have automake and autoconf installed already, if that helps. Until this issue is resolved, I can't build the package to try it. :( Patrick On

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-01 Thread Patrick Baggett
ckx/elfutils/ > > A dpkg-buildpackage -B should result in 1 test failing. You > can run that test manually like I showed below. > > > Kurt > > On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 02:27:11PM -0500, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > Yeah, I can try. How do I reproduce this on sid? > >

Re: Elfutils segfault on IA64

2013-10-01 Thread Patrick Baggett
Yeah, I can try. How do I reproduce this on sid? Patrick On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > Hi, > > The new elfutils (0.157-1) segfaults on IA64. I've been trying > to debug this on merulo but ran into #691576. When using a core > file I also don't get any backtrace. > > Th

Re: kernel in stable breaks gdb

2013-07-05 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hi Camm, I'm not sure I understand the problem completely, but this seems like an administrative issue. Is there a technical issue that ia64 users can help you with or is this directed at those who have control over the ia64 porter boxes exclusively? Patrick On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Cam

Re: Bug#711107: gtk+3.0: FTBFS on ia64 and mips

2013-06-15 Thread Patrick Baggett
Nice job! On Jun 15, 2013 9:44 AM, "Stephan Schreiber" wrote: > tags 711107 - help > tags 711107 + patch > thanks > > > Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > > What happens if you do `make check' or `fakeroot make check' again? make >> check >> will set Xvfb differently than xvfb-run. >> > > I didn't

Re: Help needed installing Wheezy on SGI Altix

2013-06-14 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hi BJ, I read a successful report of an Altix 4700 booting with a Debian "squeeze" kernel and running that. Maybe try that -- you can always upgrade to "wheezy" once it is installed, but having a stable kernel to work off of would be the best start. You'll probably need to do a custom kernel compi

Re: Bug#711107: gtk+3.0: FTBFS on ia64 and mips

2013-06-13 Thread Patrick Baggett
re building gtk+3.0 is ok, but running it afterwards fails, I'd love to know. I can say that whatever the original problem (assertion failure in children.c) was, I didn't seem to run into it. Patrick On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > On 12/06/13

Re: Bug#711107: gtk+3.0: FTBFS on ia64 and mips

2013-06-12 Thread Patrick Baggett
that error first, but it seems like should have an answer soon. Regards, Patrick On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Patrick Baggett wrote: > Alright, that sounds easy enough, I'll try to get to it tonight (GMT > -6:00). > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Emilio Poz

Re: Bug#711107: gtk+3.0: FTBFS on ia64 and mips

2013-06-12 Thread Patrick Baggett
Alright, that sounds easy enough, I'll try to get to it tonight (GMT -6:00). On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > On 12/06/13 16:48, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > Hi Emilio, > > > > I have an ia64 box with local graphics adapter and working

Re: Bug#711107: gtk+3.0: FTBFS on ia64 and mips

2013-06-12 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hi Emilio, I have an ia64 box with local graphics adapter and working X server. Pardon the newbie question -- do I use apt-get to pull the source and then build it using "make test" or some other procedure? Patrick On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 6:45 AM, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > tags 711107 +

Re: status of ia64 for jessie and later

2013-05-10 Thread Patrick Baggett
ple recompile necessary for these packages or is there more work that needs to be done? Patrick Baggett On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Matthias Klose wrote: > Am 09.05.2013 17:42, schrieb Stephan Schreiber: > > Quoting Ansgar Burchardt : > >> I remember talk about potential

Re: status of ia64 for jessie and later

2013-05-07 Thread Patrick Baggett
I'm an ia64 user and I would love for the port to not be dropped because I don't like the idea of Gentoo. :( Is libunwind8 the major blocker here? That doesn't seem too bad if it is. I'd rather ia64 creak along than to be dropped entirely. Patrick Baggett On Tue, May

Re: efence on ia64

2013-01-18 Thread Patrick Baggett
Valery, I haven't tried efence on ia64, but if you can produce a simple test program that causes it to crash on ia64 but not on x86/amd64, I'd love to look into it for you. Patrick On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Valery Zaporozhchenko < valeryz2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > faced very str

Re: Radeon KMS removed from linux-image-3.2.0-4-mckinley 3.2.35-2

2013-01-16 Thread Patrick Baggett
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 09:28 -0600, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > Émeric, > > > > > > I think it was a mistake. I am having some graphical corruption while > > using Xorg on 3.2.x kernels, but I can definite

Re: Radeon KMS removed from linux-image-3.2.0-4-mckinley 3.2.35-2

2013-01-15 Thread Patrick Baggett
Émeric, I think it was a mistake. I am having some graphical corruption while using Xorg on 3.2.x kernels, but I can definitely boot with KMS and interact with the console glitch-free. The issue described with the PowerPC-based laptops was that the computer hangs -- this simply doesn't happen on i

Re: Radeon KMS removed from linux-image-3.2.0-4-mckinley 3.2.35-2

2013-01-07 Thread Patrick Baggett
Yeah, that's weird. I had some (non-fatal) error messages with HD 4000 series, but those are gone now. Not sure off the top of my head what kernel version I'm running though. It might be later than 3.2.x (custom compile). I actually got Mesa running with OpenGL 3.0 and everything. Patrick On Mon,

Re: Bug#653582: ruby-hpricot: FTBFS on ia64: ruby crashes while running tests

2012-12-06 Thread Patrick Baggett
What is broken about it? Has anyone estimated how much effort it would take to fix? Are we talking needing assembly language bindings or just some dumb SIGBUS error? Patrick Baggett On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Michael Stapelberg dijo [Thu, Dec 06, 2012 at 10:22:0

Re: GDB problem on Debian ia64

2012-10-30 Thread Patrick Baggett
ompiled kernel 3.7.0-rc3 fails to pass > test_accept4 [1]? Simply replace the __accept4 function call in the > do_test function with the accept4 syscall. > > Émeric > > > [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-ia64&m=132110749405138&w=2 > > > 2012/10/30 Patrick Ba

Re: GDB problem on Debian ia64

2012-10-30 Thread Patrick Baggett
.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>... Reading symbols from /usr/bin/man...(no debugging symbols found)...done. (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/man Program received signal SIGTRAP, Trace/breakpoint trap. 0x in ?? () (gdb) - Dang. Patrick On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 10:12 AM, P

Re: GDB problem on Debian ia64

2012-10-30 Thread Patrick Baggett
ONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x4008 write(1, "test\n", 5test ) = 5 exit_group(5) = ? --- OK, so looking a bit more like a kernel issue... Émeric, Are there any other kernel patches you applied to your machine that aren't upstream? Patrick

Re: GDB problem on Debian ia64

2012-10-30 Thread Patrick Baggett
upstream -- but it still doesn't work. :( Patrick On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Patrick Baggett wrote: > Stephan / Émeric, > > I compiled Linux 3.7.0-rc3 and installed GDB 7.4.1-3 (sid) -- doing "gdb > man" hits a breakpoint at 0x just like he described

Re: GDB problem on Debian ia64

2012-10-30 Thread Patrick Baggett
Stephan / Émeric, I compiled Linux 3.7.0-rc3 and installed GDB 7.4.1-3 (sid) -- doing "gdb man" hits a breakpoint at 0x just like he described. I'm not sure if it is a kernel thing -- I just compiled mine from Linus's git repository last night. I don't mind doing a little spelunkin

Re: GDB problem on Debian ia64

2012-10-29 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hi Stephan, I haven't tried using GDB on ia64. I'm running sid, so supposedly very recent kernels. If I understand your report correctly, you're saying it automatically fails on trivially working programs. I check it out tonight and see if it fails and get back to you. Patrick On Sat, Oct 27, 20

Re: Apt-get dist-upgrade squeeze->wheezy

2012-09-19 Thread Patrick Baggett
I think it is safe now, but keep a backup kernel just in case. I'm running wheezy on HP ZX6000 workstation that suffered from both of these bugs and now does not. Patrick On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Bettoni Fabio < fabio.bett...@telecomitalia.it> wrote: > ** > Hi, > > up to date do you thin

Re: ia64 porters still active?

2012-05-03 Thread Patrick Baggett
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Matthias Klose wrote: > On 02.05.2012 18:07, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > Matthias, > > > > I wouldn't mind helping a bit, as I'd like to see GCC 4.7 be the default > on > > ia64. I'm good at C/C++ programming and can d

Re: ia64 porters still active?

2012-05-02 Thread Patrick Baggett
Matthias, I wouldn't mind helping a bit, as I'd like to see GCC 4.7 be the default on ia64. I'm good at C/C++ programming and can definitely provide upstream patches, but I have absolutely no idea what the "debian way" of doing things is -- right now, I'm an end-user. What can I do? Patrick On T

Re: AMD/ATI HD series PCI

2012-05-01 Thread Patrick Baggett
> Upstream futex patch is targeted to be included in Debian kernel > images 3.2.16-1. > > Ah, that's good to hear. Now if that initramfs-tools issue could be fixed upstream too... :| > I'm however surprised that the futex issue affects X as you described. > In my experience, X cursor only and gar

Re: AMD/ATI HD series PCI

2012-05-01 Thread Patrick Baggett
ay 1, 2012 at 11:14 AM, MG wrote: > On 17-4-2012 21:17, Patrick Baggett wrote: > > I'm using an HP ZX6000 workstation right now. Anyone had any > > luck getting an AMD/ATI HD series (2xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx) card > > working with DRI2? > > Not me, I don't have any r

AMD/ATI HD series PCI

2012-04-17 Thread Patrick Baggett
I'm using an HP ZX6000 workstation right now. Anyone had any luck getting an AMD/ATI HD series (2xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx) card working with DRI2? If so, what machine? After updating Linux 2.6.x to Linux 3.2.x, my radeon 7000 series (on board) shows itself as having direct rendering, and this leaves me hope

Debian "testing" no boot

2012-04-09 Thread Patrick Baggett
Hi, I just switched to "testing" on a HP ZX6000 (2x Itanium "Madison" CPUs) and when I rebooted, it failed to boot. I have a few questions: * How do I get elilo to boot the older (2.6.x) kernel instead of the failing (3.2.x) kernel. * Is anyone else having this problem? * Is there a bug filed for

Re: [bisected] Unstable desktop experience with kernel > 2.6.38

2012-01-28 Thread Patrick Baggett
>From looking at: http://neil.brown.name/git?p=linux-2.6;a=blobdiff;f=arch/ia64/include/asm/futex.h;h=b0728404dad05c9349aea95d4e28b91b1b363a21;hp=c7f0f062239cd541112ecbe10cdd34dc54672eec;hb=37a9d912b24f96a0591773e6e6c3642991ae5a70;hpb=522d7decc0370070448a8c28982c8dfd8970489e It doesn't look like

Re: HP ZX6000 & Debian "testing"

2012-01-15 Thread Patrick Baggett
opy of your SPARC filesystem > /usr/lib/klibc/bin/sh or /bin/busybox (or something else)? > > Émeric > > > Le 13 janvier 2012 22:31, Patrick Baggett a > écrit : > > It looks like a lot of shell scripty stuff. Not outside of my domain, but > > not my specialty. I can che

Re: HP ZX6000 & Debian "testing"

2012-01-13 Thread Patrick Baggett
ecent advice from the initramfs-tools > team that would help further debugging. > > Émeric > > > Le 13 janvier 2012 21:19, Patrick Baggett a > écrit : > > Indeed it is. It's good to know my hardware works OK. > > > > This bug was reported August 2011 a

Re: HP ZX6000 & Debian "testing"

2012-01-13 Thread Patrick Baggett
; > Hope this helps, > > Émeric > > > Le 13 janvier 2012 16:16, Patrick Baggett a > écrit : > > All, > > > > I just got an HP ZX6000, and I'm very pleased with how quickly Debian > > "squeeze" installed on it. I have Debian "testing&qu

HP ZX6000 & Debian "testing"

2012-01-13 Thread Patrick Baggett
All, I just got an HP ZX6000, and I'm very pleased with how quickly Debian "squeeze" installed on it. I have Debian "testing" running on SPARC as well, and I figured I'd go ahead and move the ia64 system to testing. When I did however, the system became unbootable. It uncompressed the kernel and i