Greetings!
Detlef Schmicker <d.schmicker at physik.de> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I am not sure if somebody of you checks the debian build of maxima from
> time to time.
>
> At the moment the 5.13 version is compiled for all plattforms but
>
> arm
>
> sparc
>
> On both platforms the 5.12 version was build on debian.
>
> As you plan you next release you may possibly have a look at the build
> logs.
>
>
> sparc:
> http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?&pkg=maxima&ver=5.13.0-2&arch=sparc&stamp=1193345769&file=log
>
> which has some tests failed
>
Sparc has sufferred from gcc internal segfault issues util recently.
I suspect a rebuild is all that is required here.
>
> and
>
> arm:
>
> http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?&pkg=maxima&ver=5.13.0-2&arch=arm&stamp=1193185352&file=log
>
> with a gcl compilation failuer:
> ; - Loading binary file "binary-gcl/nregex.o"
> Loading binary-gcl/nregex.o
> Error in FUNCALL [or a callee]: Unknown bfd format
>
This is due to a change in the gcc toolchain here, but requires arm
access to fix. This has been missing in Debian for many many months.
Please see related discussions on the toolchain list, and the recent
bug against hol88.
Just yesterday, some kind soul offered arm access. I imagine the
problem could be resolved in a day or two once this is done. If you
know of other alternatives, please let me know.
> Fast links are on: do (use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Broken at CONDITIONS::CLCS-LOAD. Type :H for Help.
> 1 (Continue) Retry loading file "binary-gcl/nregex.o".
> 2 (Abort) Return to top level.
>
>
>
> As I said, both were compiled with the 5.12 version, so maybe you can find the problem
>
Neither of these issues pertain to maxima nor even gcl as such, but
rather the underlying gcc toolchain upon which everything else rests.
Instabilities like this crop up in Debian from time to time, esp. with
the 12 platform framework. Please direct or cc such queries either to
the package maintainer (me), and/or to the Debian BTS.
Take care,
> Detlef
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