From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Manolis Ragkousis Subject: [GSoC] Porting Guix to GNU/Hurd Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:26:06 +0000 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0141aa9edda67704f45225f7 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40543) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WNJsv-0000E5-Gr for Guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:26:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WNJsu-0001lm-In for Guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:26:09 -0400 List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Guix-devel@gnu.org, bug-hurd@gnu.org --089e0141aa9edda67704f45225f7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello Guix , Hello Hurd Most of you already know me from the irc ,lurking around as phant0mas and that I am working towards porting Guix to GNU/Hurd. In order to be able to do that I have already packaged mach headers ,hurd headers and mig and I am currently working on packaging and cross-building hurd's glibc with libpthread as an addon. Here is a simple roadmap explaing what is there to be done. 1) Successfully cross-build the hurd's glibc 2) Make the appropriate changes to cross-base.scm so the toolchain will use the new glibc when hurd is targeted with "guix build --target=i686-gnu bootstrap-binaries" 3) Successfully cross-build Guix's bootstrap binaries. This will be the first milestone. 4) At this point we can try bootstraping guix in a native Hurd system while starting modifying the (gnu system) Guix modules in order to add support for a GNU/Hurd system. 5) After adding support for a Hurd system and configuring system packages ,services , etc ,we could create a complete VM image of a GNU/Hurd system. When we have that last one ,as it was pointed out from Thomas Schwinge in the irc, we'll be easily able to change some detail in, say, glibc, rebuild the whole system, and see whether it still works. And because I am an eligible student I would like to apply as a GSoC student working on this. I am reading any available documentation or existing source that can help me and I would really appreciate any suggestions ,corrections or questions that can help me. Manolis Ragkousis --089e0141aa9edda67704f45225f7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello Guix , Hello Hurd

Most of you already know me from the= irc ,lurking around as phant0mas and that I am working towards porting Gui= x to GNU/Hurd.

In order to be able to do that I have already packaged mach heade= rs ,hurd headers and mig and I am currently working on packaging and cross-= building hurd's glibc with libpthread as an addon.

Here is= a simple roadmap explaing what is there to be done.

1) Successfully cross-build the hurd's glibc
2) M= ake the appropriate changes=A0 to cross-base.scm so the toolchain will use = the new glibc when hurd is targeted with "guix build --target=3Di686-g= nu bootstrap-binaries"
3) Successfully cross-build Guix's bootstrap binaries. This will be the= first milestone.
4) At this point we can try bootstraping guix in= a native Hurd system while starting modifying=A0 the (gnu system) Guix modules in order to add support for a GNU/Hurd system.
5) After adding support for a Hurd system and configuring system pack= ages ,services , etc ,we could create a complete VM image of a GNU/Hurd sys= tem.

When we have that last one ,as it was pointed out from Th= omas Schwinge in the irc, we'll be easily able to change some detail in= , say, glibc, rebuild the whole system, and see whether it still works.

And because I am an eligible student I would like to apply as a G= SoC student working on this.

I am reading any available docume= ntation or existing source that can help me and I would really appreciate a= ny suggestions ,corrections or questions that can help me.

Manolis Ragkousis
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