From mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi Tue Jul 26 22:49:36 2005 X-Original-To: fnaumann@mail.boerde.de Delivered-To: fnaumann@mail.boerde.de Subject: Re: [MiNT] binutils-2.13.2.1-2.m68kmint.rpm From: Mark Duckworth To: Alan Hourihane Cc: Mint List In-Reply-To: <1122399338.8216.45.camel@jetpack.demon.co.uk> References: <1122318830.7695.11.camel@jetpack.demon.co.uk> <200507252219.41056.maurits@bassment.nu> <1122382820.8216.14.camel@jetpack.demon.co.uk> <1122396381.8216.37.camel@jetpack.demon.co.uk> <1122397324.1374.13.camel@mduckworth.phillypark.net> <1122399338.8216.45.camel@jetpack.demon.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:46:36 -0400 Message-Id: <1122410796.1374.27.camel@mduckworth.phillypark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.1.fc4.nr) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi Errors-To: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi X-original-sender: mduckworth@atari-source.com Precedence: bulk List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-Id: X-List-ID: X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at relay.boerde.de X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on relay.boerde.de X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.9 tagged_above=-50.5 required=7.0 tests=AWL, BAYES_00 X-Spam-Level: On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 18:35 +0100, Alan Hourihane wrote: > On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 13:02 -0400, Mark Duckworth wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 17:46 +0100, Alan Hourihane wrote: > > > On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 14:00 +0100, Alan Hourihane wrote: > > > > Can anyone verify that the package above is working from the SpareMiNT > > > > homepage and it's giving me this error... > > > > > > > > unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/bin/addr2line: cpio: read > > > > failed - Read fault > > > > > > Mmm, this appears to be something a little bit fishy with the EtherNEC > > > operating under FreeMiNT 1.15.12. As when I copy the RPM onto the hard > > > disk it works fine. > > > > > > > Is there any central location to where the patches/spec files are kept > > > > for the SpareMiNT packages. I'd like to help out updating and including > > > > new RPMs. > > > > > > I've found the SRPMS, so I'll use those as a basis for updated RPMs. > > > > > > Frank - should I just ship new RPMS/SRPMS to you for upload ? > > > > Alan, > > > > Maybe I missed something, but who are you and what are you up to with > > the binutils rpm's? We'd all like to know.. VM? are you changing the > > binary format at all? > > I'm a developer Mark. > > binutils contains the assembler and linker to compile your own programs. > > Alan. Yeah but binutils contains an assortment of patches for the binary format of MiNT binaries and everything else. Do you plan on porting these patches to upgrade binutils, etc? I think binutils is one of those things that won't just port over easily from a newer version, but then again, I'm not a kernel hacker ;) Thanks, Mark