From 663a6689ba14a422cbc714d113b28dad731c44bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:08:53 +0200 Subject: Rename file --- binary/mingw/NOTES | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ binary/mingw/new-gcc-version | 73 -------------------------------------------- 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-) create mode 100644 binary/mingw/NOTES delete mode 100644 binary/mingw/new-gcc-version (limited to 'binary') diff --git a/binary/mingw/NOTES b/binary/mingw/NOTES new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec2a485 --- /dev/null +++ b/binary/mingw/NOTES @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +An overview of steps required to switch to a new GCC version. + +1. Get the MinGW build of this GCC version and get configuration + flags (gcc -v). The idea is to build both the cross-compiler + and the native compiler (with linked-in ODB plugin) as close + to the MinGW configuration as possible. + +2. Build the cross-compiler: + + 1. Backup old cross/mingw to cross/mingw-X.Y.Z. + 2. Cleanup old GCC files from cross/mingw. + 3. Unpack GCC, rename to gcc-cross, create or clean gcc-cross-build. + 4. Adapt older gcc-X.Y.Z-mingw-cross.patch (--dry-run) and apply. + 5. Adapt gcc-cross-configure. + 6. Build & install: + + cd gcc-cross-build + ../gcc-cross-configure + make -j 16 + make install + + 7. Clean up .so & .la files from cross/mingw/lib/gcc/i686-mingw/X.Y.Z + (we still seem to have to build with --enable-shared for exceptions + to work). + 8. Check that the compiler works. Compile and run sizeof_funds.cxx and + throw.cxx. There should be no auto-importing (see step 7). + +3. Build the native compiler: + + 1. Unpack GCC, rename to gcc, create or clean gcc-build. + 2. Adapt older gcc-X.Y.Z-mingw.patch (--dry-run) and apply. + 3. Adapt older gcc-X.Y.Z-static-plugin.patch (--dry-run) and apply. + This step will probably require careful review of changes in the + plugin code (plugin.h and plugin.c). + 4. Regenerate configure script in gcc/gcc/. Use the same autoconf + version as in the original (see ~/build/autocond-X.Y). For example: + + sudo make -C ~/build/autoconf-2.64 install + autoconf --version + cd gcc + autoconf + sudo make -C ~/build/autoconf-2.64 uninstall + + 4. Adapt gcc-configure. + 5. Configure and make GCC manually: + + export PATH=`pwd`/cross/mingw/bin:$PATH + cd gcc-build + ../gcc-configure + make -j 16 + + This step will fail due to lack of libplugin-stub.a. That's + ok. Copy .h and .def files from gcc-build/gcc/ to gcc-headers/ + (backup old ones). + +4. Run the build-dist script with -rebuild + + 1. If GCC build fails, then it can be re-configured or re-made + directly from the gcc-build directory provided you don't + clean it up (if you do so, you can manually copy libplugin-stub.a + to gcc-build/gcc/). + + 2. Check the package for any stray directories/files. + + 3. On Windows, check that: + + - Compiler, including exceptions, work. Compile and run sizeof_funds.cxx + and throw.cxx. + + - Make sure ODB runs, including throwing exceptions (run on object + with private data members). + +5. Copy updates/patches to odb/etc/. diff --git a/binary/mingw/new-gcc-version b/binary/mingw/new-gcc-version deleted file mode 100644 index 6642589..0000000 --- a/binary/mingw/new-gcc-version +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -An overview of steps required to switch to a new GCC version. - -1. Get the MinGW build of this version and get configuration - flags (gcc -v). The idea is to build both the cross-compiler - and the native compiler (with linked-in ODB plugin) as close - to the MinGW configuration as possible. - -2. Build the cross-compiler: - - 1. Backup old cross/mingw to cross/mingw-X.Y.Z. - 2. Cleanup old GCC files from cross/mingw. - 3. Unpack GCC, rename to gcc-cross, create or clean gcc-cross-build. - 4. Adapt older gcc-X.Y.Z-mingw-cross.patch (--dry-run) and apply. - 5. Adapt gcc-cross-configure. - 6. Build & install: - - cd gcc-cross-build - ../gcc-cross-configure - make -j 16 - make install - - 7. Clean up .so & .la files from cross/mingw/lib/gcc/i686-mingw/X.Y.Z - (we still seem to have to build with --enable-shared for exceptions - to work). - 8. Check that the compiler works. Compile and run sizeof_funds.cxx and - throw.cxx. There should be no auto-importing (see step 7). - -3. Build the native compiler: - - 1. Unpack GCC, rename to gcc, create or clean gcc-build. - 2. Adapt older gcc-X.Y.Z-mingw.patch (--dry-run) and apply. - 3. Adapt older gcc-X.Y.Z-static-plugin.patch (--dry-run) and apply. - This step will probably require careful review of changes in the - plugin code (plugin.h and plugin.c). - 4. Regegerate configure script in gcc/gcc/. Use the same autoconf - version as in the original (see ~/build/autocond-X.Y). For example: - - sudo make -C ~/build/autoconf-2.64 install - autoconf --version - cd gcc - autoconf - sudo make -C ~/build/autoconf-2.64 uninstall - - 4. Adapt gcc-configure. - 5. Configure and make GCC manually: - - export PATH=`pwd`/cross/mingw/bin:$PATH - cd gcc-build - ../gcc-configure - make -j 16 - - This step will fail due to lack of libplugin-stub.a. That's - ok. Copy .h and .def files from gcc-build/gcc/ to gcc-headers/ - (backup old ones). - -4. Run the build-dist script with -rebuild - - 1. If GCC build fails, then it can be re-configured or re-made - directly from the gcc-build directory provided you don't - clean it up (if you do so, you can manually copy libplugin-stub.a - to gcc-build/gcc/). - - 2. Check the package for any stray directories/files. - - 3. On Windows, check that: - - - Compiler, including exceptions, work. Compile and run sizeof_funds.cxx - and throw.cxx. - - - Make sure ODB runs, including throwing exceptions (run on object - with private data members). - -5. Copy updates/patches to odb/etc/. -- cgit v1.1