From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Dec 23 16:35:35 2020 Received: (at 45252) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Dec 2020 21:35:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54310 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ksBnD-0002OU-Mu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:35:35 -0500 Received: from world.peace.net ([64.112.178.59]:38038) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ksBnC-0002OI-C6 for 45252@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:35:34 -0500 Received: from mhw by world.peace.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ksBn6-0001Pq-MO; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:35:28 -0500 From: Mark H Weaver To: Efraim Flashner , Chris Marusich Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: libffi: Add unreleased patch to fix float128 on powerpc64le. In-Reply-To: References: <87y2hqifp3.fsf@netris.org> <87tuseidlk.fsf@netris.org> <87r1nhdo2i.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:34:29 -0500 Message-ID: <87o8iki4u7.fsf@netris.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 45252 Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, John Doe , 45252@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi Efraim, Efraim Flashner writes: > "regular powerpc", ie macppc/ppc32/powerpc-linux-gnu, does have some > bootstrap binaries built but isn't near ready for merging. Go ahead and > make any changes necessary. I appreciate that, but if rebuilding the world on regular powerpc would significantly add to the burden of even a single developer, then it's probably not worth it. I suggested fixing the powerpc64le case now only because it was just added a few days ago, and more generally to raise awareness about how best to run the 'patch' program in Guix. If it's truly no extra burden, then you could change "--batch" to "--force" on line 69 of libffi.c (in the "powerpc-*" case). Regards, Mark