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bootstrap: i686-linux now builds without binutils, gcc, and glibc seeds
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Jan Nieuwenhuizen |
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bootstrap: i686-linux now builds without binutils, gcc, and glibc seeds |
Date: |
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 23:40:05 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
The wip-bootstrap branch now builds without binutils, gcc, and glibc seeds.
Thanks to #bootstrappable and #glibc and a week's work of hammering and
determination we succeeded in bootstrapping glibc-2.16.0. This glibc is
recent enough to bootstrap GuixSD!
Now we have a prototype bootstrap that needs
("i686-linux" `(("linux-libre-headers" ,%bootstrap-linux-libre-headers)
("mescc-tools-seed" ,%mescc-tools-seed)
("mes-seed" ,%mes-seed)
("srfi-43" ,%srfi-43 )
("tinycc-seed" ,%tinycc-seed)))
("coreutils&co" ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)
("bash" ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)))
to build all of Guix i686-linux.
To try it, do something like
git clone git://git.savannah.nongnu.org/guix
cd guix
git checkout -b wip-bootstrap
guix environment guix
./bootstrap
./configure
make
and then, if you're feeling courageous and lucky
./pre-inst-env guix build --system=i686-linux hello
or otherwise, you can do as I did
./pre-inst-env guix build --system=i686-linux gcc-mesboot
./pre-inst-env guix build --system=i686-linux -e '(@@ (gnu packages
commencement) make-boot0)'
./pre-inst-env guix build --system=i686-linux -e '(@@ (gnu packages
commencement) bintutils-cross-boot0)'
./pre-inst-env guix build --system=i686-linux -e '(@@ (gnu packages
commencement) gcc-cross-boot0)'
./pre-inst-env guix build --system=i686-linux -e '(@@ (gnu packages
commencement) gcc-final)'
./pre-inst-env guix build --system=i686-linux -e '(@@ (gnu packages
commencement) guile-final)'
We need to determine the next steps and we could use some help. A rough
list of things to be done
* review the wip-bootstrap branch, merge it
* make lots of noise!!!
* replace coreutils&co by bootstrapped packages
* other architectures: x86_64, arm*, ...
* replace mes-seed by a full source bootstrapped mes.M2
* replace Bash with Gash and/or Geesh*)
We're now very close to have Guix x86 be the first GNU/Linux that was
bootstrapped without the use of binary C compiler seed.
Greetings,
janneke
*) Gash and Geesh are exciting new projects that have the mostly
overlapping goal to create a posix/bash compatible shell in Guile.
Although it may not be the highest priority from a full source
bootstrap point of view, having a shell in Guile is very exciting and
would help Guix a lot. We need to evaluate gash and geesh and
formulate a strategy.
--
Jan Nieuwenhuizen <address@hidden> | GNU LilyPond http://lilypond.org
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