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authorThomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>2011-10-20 17:59:29 +0200
committerThomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>2011-10-20 17:59:29 +0200
commit0e54e12df6b9969fda6d294fb506944a8b754323 (patch)
tree823e138c7c9b99bf98ef8079bded89cecba0e035
parentc4d7835c396c37959601c3d0c9526143cc8715a8 (diff)
hurd/building: Some suggestions on testing binaries/shared libraries.
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diff --git a/hurd/building.mdwn b/hurd/building.mdwn
index 199e77bf..c0d5648c 100644
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+++ b/hurd/building.mdwn
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
/!\ The following information may very well be incomplete and out-dated.
-
-# Building the Hurd from Source
-
If you want to build the Hurd libraries and servers (translators) yourself
instead of just using pre-built binaries, follow these instructions.
@@ -16,8 +13,10 @@ for the GNU Hurd. You can either compile on a GNU/Hurd system, or need a
cross-compiler targeting GNU/Hurd. Our [[toolchain page|toolchain]] has the
details.
+[[!toc]]
+
-## Getting the Source Code
+# Getting the Source Code
You can chose between getting the [sources from the developers's
git](http://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=hurd):
@@ -34,9 +33,9 @@ Please see the Debian [[running/debian/FAQ]] before using `apt-get source`.
The unpacked source tree is around 20 MiB, and the build tree (configured with
`--disable-profile`) is around 100 MiB.
-## Preparing for the Build
+# Preparing for the Build
-### ... on Debian systems
+## ... on Debian systems
Building the Hurd requires the *build-essential* and *fakeroot* packages, their
dependencies and additional packages that are specified by the source hurd
@@ -45,13 +44,13 @@ package:
# apt-get install build-essential fakeroot
# apt-get build-dep hurd
-### ... on non-Debian systems
+## ... on non-Debian systems
[TODO]
-## Building
+# Building
-### Debian `.deb` Files
+## Debian `.deb` Files
Change into the directory with the downloaded / unpacked Hurd sources, e.g.
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ process with
The `.deb` packages will then drop out at the `../` directory.
-### Building, but not the Debian Way
+## Building, but not the Debian Way
The Hurd has to be built in a separate directory:
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ This will automatically build all libraries that are required to build the
requested server or library.
-## RPC IDs
+# RPC IDs
[TODO: update / integrate somewhere.]
@@ -114,3 +113,163 @@ mapping between the number of the RPC call and its name:
Now you can use this file in the following way:
$ rpctrace -i ~/hurd.msgids ls
+
+
+# Testing
+
+Any statically linked binaries (`make proc && (cd proc/ && make proc.static)`)
+can be used directly, as they are self-contained regarding the Hurd libraries
+they're using.
+
+Dynamically linked binaries will use the system's shared Hurd libraries, which
+may be or may not be what you want.
+
+Check:
+
+ $ ldd utils/ps
+ libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 => /lib/libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 (0x01036000)
+ libps.so.0.3 => /lib/libps.so.0.3 (0x01038000)
+ libihash.so.0.3 => /lib/libihash.so.0.3 (0x0104a000)
+ libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 => /lib/libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 (0x0104e000)
+ libc.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libc.so.0.3 (0x0105a000)
+ libhurduser.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libhurduser.so.0.3 (0x011eb000)
+ libmachuser.so.1 => /lib/i386-gnu/libmachuser.so.1 (0x01211000)
+ /lib/ld.so => /lib/ld.so.1 (0x00001000)
+
+Run:
+
+ $ utils/ps
+ [...]
+
+For example, if you have done changes to [[libps]] and now want to test them
+with `ps` (which dynamically links to libps), this is not good. To overcome
+this, `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` can be used:
+
+Check:
+
+ $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"/libps ldd utils/ps
+ libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 => /lib/libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 (0x01036000)
+ libps.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/libps/libps.so.0.3 (0x01038000)
+ libihash.so.0.3 => /lib/libihash.so.0.3 (0x0104b000)
+ libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 => /lib/libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 (0x0104e000)
+ libc.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libc.so.0.3 (0x0105a000)
+ libhurduser.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libhurduser.so.0.3 (0x011eb000)
+ libmachuser.so.1 => /lib/i386-gnu/libmachuser.so.1 (0x01211000)
+ /lib/ld.so => /lib/ld.so.1 (0x00001000)
+
+Run:
+
+ $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"/libps utils/ps
+ [...]
+
+Additionally, a `hurd-build/lib` directory is populated with links to *all*
+shared Hurd libraries.
+
+Check:
+
+ $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"/lib ldd utils/ps
+ libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 (0x0102b000)
+ libps.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libps.so.0.3 (0x0102d000)
+ libihash.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libihash.so.0.3 (0x01040000)
+ libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 (0x01043000)
+ libc.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libc.so.0.3 (0x0105a000)
+ libhurduser.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libhurduser.so.0.3 (0x011eb000)
+ libmachuser.so.1 => /lib/i386-gnu/libmachuser.so.1 (0x01211000)
+ /lib/ld.so => /lib/ld.so.1 (0x00001000)
+
+Run:
+
+ $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"/lib utils/ps
+ [...]
+
+Likewise, if there is a reason to, it is possible to use the system's `/bin/ps`
+with a freshly built libps:
+
+ $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"/libps /bin/ps
+ [...]
+
+Etc.
+
+And, the same is possible with [[translator]]s, too.
+
+Check, system's shared Hurd libraries:
+
+ $ ldd tmpfs/tmpfs
+ libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 => /lib/libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 (0x01036000)
+ libdiskfs.so.0.3 => /lib/libdiskfs.so.0.3 (0x01038000)
+ libpager.so.0.3 => /lib/libpager.so.0.3 (0x01060000)
+ libiohelp.so.0.3 => /lib/libiohelp.so.0.3 (0x01069000)
+ libfshelp.so.0.3 => /lib/libfshelp.so.0.3 (0x0106c000)
+ libstore.so.0.3 => /lib/libstore.so.0.3 (0x01072000)
+ libthreads.so.0.3 => /lib/libthreads.so.0.3 (0x010ba000)
+ libports.so.0.3 => /lib/libports.so.0.3 (0x010c1000)
+ libihash.so.0.3 => /lib/libihash.so.0.3 (0x010ca000)
+ libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 => /lib/libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 (0x010ce000)
+ libc.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libc.so.0.3 (0x010da000)
+ libmachuser.so.1 => /lib/i386-gnu/libmachuser.so.1 (0x0126b000)
+ libhurduser.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libhurduser.so.0.3 (0x01282000)
+ libparted.so.0 => /lib/libparted.so.0 (0x012a8000)
+ libuuid.so.1 => /lib/libuuid.so.1 (0x01315000)
+ libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x01319000)
+ /lib/ld.so => /lib/ld.so.1 (0x00001000)
+
+Check, local libdiskfs, and otherwise system's shared Hurd libraries:
+
+ $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"/libdiskfs ldd tmpfs/tmpfs
+ libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 => /lib/libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 (0x01036000)
+ libdiskfs.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/libdiskfs/libdiskfs.so.0.3 (0x01038000)
+ libpager.so.0.3 => /lib/libpager.so.0.3 (0x01061000)
+ libiohelp.so.0.3 => /lib/libiohelp.so.0.3 (0x01069000)
+ libfshelp.so.0.3 => /lib/libfshelp.so.0.3 (0x0106c000)
+ libstore.so.0.3 => /lib/libstore.so.0.3 (0x01072000)
+ libthreads.so.0.3 => /lib/libthreads.so.0.3 (0x010ba000)
+ libports.so.0.3 => /lib/libports.so.0.3 (0x010c1000)
+ libihash.so.0.3 => /lib/libihash.so.0.3 (0x010cb000)
+ libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 => /lib/libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 (0x010ce000)
+ libc.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libc.so.0.3 (0x010da000)
+ libmachuser.so.1 => /lib/i386-gnu/libmachuser.so.1 (0x0126b000)
+ libhurduser.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libhurduser.so.0.3 (0x01282000)
+ libparted.so.0 => /lib/libparted.so.0 (0x012a9000)
+ libuuid.so.1 => /lib/libuuid.so.1 (0x01315000)
+ libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x01319000)
+ /lib/ld.so => /lib/ld.so.1 (0x00001000)
+
+Check, all local shared Hurd libraries:
+
+ $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"/lib ldd tmpfs/tmpfs
+ libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libhurdbugaddr.so.0.3 (0x0102b000)
+ libdiskfs.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libdiskfs.so.0.3 (0x0102d000)
+ libpager.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libpager.so.0.3 (0x01056000)
+ libiohelp.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libiohelp.so.0.3 (0x0105e000)
+ libfshelp.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libfshelp.so.0.3 (0x01061000)
+ libstore.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libstore.so.0.3 (0x01066000)
+ libthreads.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libthreads.so.0.3 (0x010ae000)
+ libports.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libports.so.0.3 (0x010b6000)
+ libihash.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libihash.so.0.3 (0x010be000)
+ libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 => /home/thomas/tmp/hurd/git.build/lib/libshouldbeinlibc.so.0.3 (0x010c1000)
+ libc.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libc.so.0.3 (0x010d8000)
+ libmachuser.so.1 => /lib/i386-gnu/libmachuser.so.1 (0x01269000)
+ libhurduser.so.0.3 => /lib/i386-gnu/libhurduser.so.0.3 (0x01281000)
+ libparted.so.0 => /lib/libparted.so.0 (0x012a7000)
+ libuuid.so.1 => /lib/libuuid.so.1 (0x01313000)
+ libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x01317000)
+ /lib/ld.so => /lib/ld.so.1 (0x00001000)
+
+Run, system's shared Hurd libraries:
+
+ $ settrans -ca tmp-0 /usr/bin/env "$PWD"/tmpfs 32M
+
+Run, local libdiskfs, and otherwise system's shared Hurd libraries:
+
+ $ settrans -ca tmp-0 /usr/bin/env LD_LIBRARAY_PATH="$PWD"/libdiskfs "$PWD"/tmpfs 32M
+
+Run, all local shared Hurd libraries:
+
+ $ settrans -ca tmp-0 /usr/bin/env LD_LIBRARAY_PATH="$PWD"/lib "$PWD"/tmpfs 32M
+
+Likewise, if there is a reason to, it is possible to use the system's
+`/hurd/tmpfs` with a freshly built libdiskfs:
+
+ $ settrans -ca tmp-0 /usr/bin/env LD_LIBRARAY_PATH="$PWD"/libdiskfs /hurd/tmpfs 32M
+
+Etc.