Hey folks, I just downloaded the first-setup.sh to a machine running GNU. In executing it, I got an error message that self suggested it be reported to the mailing list. $ ./first-setup.sh --extra=all Error: your system "Linux mips64" is not supported yet. Please report to the ConTeXt mailing-list (ntg-context@ntg.nl) Take care, PS Please cc me if you need to contact me, as I'm not on the list. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 01:42, Kip Warner wrote:
Hey folks,
I just downloaded the first-setup.sh to a machine running GNU. In executing it, I got an error message that self suggested it be reported to the mailing list.
$ ./first-setup.sh --extra=all Error: your system "Linux mips64" is not supported yet. Please report to the ConTeXt mailing-list (ntg-context@ntg.nl)
Take care,
Thanks a lot for the report. Since none of us has the ability to compile for that architecture, the only way to include support is if somebody compiles TeX Live (2011) binaries as soon as possible and then keeps compiling LuaTeX and metapost for that architecture on regular basis (once per month on average, but it is nice to have reacting time within a few days). Are you willing to volunteer for that? Mojca
On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 09:34 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
Thanks a lot for the report.
Since none of us has the ability to compile for that architecture, the only way to include support is if somebody compiles TeX Live (2011) binaries as soon as possible and then keeps compiling LuaTeX and metapost for that architecture on regular basis (once per month on average, but it is nice to have reacting time within a few days).
Are you willing to volunteer for that?
Mojca
Hey Mojca, I could, but on the condition that it doesn't require any more than a few minutes of my time each month because I am pretty task saturated already. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:51, Kip Warner wrote:
On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 09:34 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
Thanks a lot for the report.
Since none of us has the ability to compile for that architecture, the only way to include support is if somebody compiles TeX Live (2011) binaries as soon as possible and then keeps compiling LuaTeX and metapost for that architecture on regular basis (once per month on average, but it is nice to have reacting time within a few days).
Are you willing to volunteer for that?
Mojca
Hey Mojca,
I could, but on the condition that it doesn't require any more than a few minutes of my time each month because I am pretty task saturated already.
When sources are updated and if everything is set up properly, you only need to run a single command from terminal (at the end you need to provide svn password unless you configure svn to store it for you). It takes about 10 minutes to finish compilation, but it only takes processor time, no work for you. You can also set up a cron job to run each night in which case there will be absolutely zero work for you unless compilation fails. What is more important is not to abandone the work once you start it. It makes little to no sense to provide binaries if you happen to, say, not have time to update the binaries for a month. You can try svn co http://svn.contextgarden.net/minimals-src/build-binaries Try to run bin_update_src.sh and try to build luatex and metapost (you can also run bin_buid.sh, but then you need to patch platform.sh first). Usually you just hit "do_all.sh". However the first required step is to build TeX Live sources. See http://www.tug.org/texlive/build.html The deadline for release of TeX Line 2011 is end of June. It would be most helpful for me if TeX Live's SVN could include binaries. Updating TeX Live binaries is only done once per year and you might need to repeat that two or three times within a month (when bugs are discovered). Can you please try if you can build the successfully? Mojca
On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 19:37 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
When sources are updated and if everything is set up properly, you only need to run a single command from terminal (at the end you need to provide svn password unless you configure svn to store it for you). It takes about 10 minutes to finish compilation, but it only takes processor time, no work for you. You can also set up a cron job to run each night in which case there will be absolutely zero work for you unless compilation fails.
What is more important is not to abandone the work once you start it. It makes little to no sense to provide binaries if you happen to, say, not have time to update the binaries for a month.
You can try svn co http://svn.contextgarden.net/minimals-src/build-binaries
Try to run bin_update_src.sh and try to build luatex and metapost (you can also run bin_buid.sh, but then you need to patch platform.sh first). Usually you just hit "do_all.sh".
However the first required step is to build TeX Live sources. See http://www.tug.org/texlive/build.html
The deadline for release of TeX Line 2011 is end of June. It would be most helpful for me if TeX Live's SVN could include binaries. Updating TeX Live binaries is only done once per year and you might need to repeat that two or three times within a month (when bugs are discovered).
Can you please try if you can build the successfully?
Mojca
Hey Mojca, I think you raise some good points and this would be a useful contribution to the project. I think the easiest thing to do would be if I just give you a shell account on a MIPS64 machine and you can run this yourself, if you like. I haven't much time. If that is ok with you, please email me off the list. Take care, -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 03:08, Kip Warner wrote:
Hey Mojca,
I think you raise some good points and this would be a useful contribution to the project. I think the easiest thing to do would be if I just give you a shell account on a MIPS64 machine and you can run this yourself, if you like. I haven't much time.
I would be glad to help and to build the binaries, but I'm not sure if it pays back to do that for zero users. The additional problem is that I don't know anything about compiler, compatibility of binaries accross different OS versions etc. I will keep your offer in mind in case that a few more people request support for the same architecture. If you change your mind and want to start building, just let me know. Mojca
On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 09:56 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
I would be glad to help and to build the binaries, but I'm not sure if it pays back to do that for zero users. The additional problem is that I don't know anything about compiler, compatibility of binaries accross different OS versions etc.
Hey Mojca. I can't really answer that question either, as I don't know.
I will keep your offer in mind in case that a few more people request support for the same architecture. If you change your mind and want to start building, just let me know.
Mojca
Sounds good Mojca. The offer is still standing if you find more people who would like it ported as well. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com
On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 09:56 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
I will keep your offer in mind in case that a few more people request support for the same architecture. If you change your mind and want to start building, just let me know.
Mojca
Hey Mojca. Sorry for resurrecting a dead thread, but I've been curious lately as to why ConTeXt isn't already natively running under mipsel. The reason I ask is because, as I understand it, the backbone of ConTeXt is Lua which runs everywhere? -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 22:33, Kip Warner wrote:
On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 09:56 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
I will keep your offer in mind in case that a few more people request support for the same architecture. If you change your mind and want to start building, just let me know.
Mojca
Hey Mojca. Sorry for resurrecting a dead thread, but I've been curious lately as to why ConTeXt isn't already natively running under mipsel. The reason I ask is because, as I understand it, the backbone of ConTeXt is Lua which runs everywhere?
Lua may run everywhere in the sense that you can compile it anywhere, but somebody still has to compile it. For running ConTeXt you also need LuaTeX; just lua is not enough. There are great chances that LuaTeX compilation works out of the box on your machine, but you (or anyone else) still need to compile it. I don't have mips64 architecture. If you want to run it, you need to compile it yourself. (Alternatively you could grant ssh access to somebody else to do it instead of you.) After that I have no problem including general support for any other user on the same architecture, but I cannot do anything without appropriate machine. Setting everything up should not take more than one hour, but in case of bugs it might take time to resolve them. Once you have everything set up, it only takes a minute to run a script (and 10 minutes for your computer to finish compilation + some time to upload result), but you need to do it for every LuaTeX release without too long delays. Mojca
On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 22:53 +0200, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
(Alternatively you could grant ssh access to somebody else to do it instead of you.)
If you'd like, I can create an SSH account for you on my Lemote Yeeloong, it's mipsel (64-bit). -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com
On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 04:42:22PM -0700, Kip Warner wrote:
Hey folks,
I just downloaded the first-setup.sh to a machine running GNU. In executing it, I got an error message that self suggested it be reported to the mailing list.
$ ./first-setup.sh --extra=all Error: your system "Linux mips64" is not supported yet. Please report to the ConTeXt mailing-list (ntg-context@ntg.nl)
FWIW My fulong ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fulong-MiniPC.jpg ) has a mips64 kernel runs Debian mips which is 32bits. That is like running i386 (32bits) on modern Intel (64bits)
Take care,
PS Please cc me if you need to contact me, as I'm not on the list.
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