[pcre-dev] [Bug 1430] Request to spin up a new version of pc…

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Auteur: Chandan
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Sujet: [pcre-dev] [Bug 1430] Request to spin up a new version of pcre with ppc64le support
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--- Comment #3 from Chandan <chandand@???> 2014-01-06 06:51:16 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> On Fri, 3 Jan 2014, Chandan wrote:
>
> > We have worked with libtool maintainer to get alpha source release that
> > has all the needed bits to support building on ppc64le. A stable release
> > is expected soon.
> >
> > You can pick up the libtool alpha source release from either of the
> > below :
> > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.4.2.418.tar.gz   (1.6MB)
> > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.4.2.418.tar.xz   (920KB)
> >
> > Would it be possible for you to spin up a newer version of
> > "pcre" which would support ppc64le? by using alpha libtool
> > release?
>
> If a new stable release is expected soon, I should soon have access to
> it, because I run Arch Linux, which is fairly "bleeding edge". The
> version of libtool that is currently installed on my box is 2.4.2-12.
> The next release of PCRE is not expected for a month or two, so perhaps
> by then the new libtool will be out.


As the next release of "PCRE" is not expected for a month or two, I am sure,
libtool with ppc64le support will be released by then.
I will get in touch with you once the libtool will be released.

> I'm afraid I do not like the idea of trying to work with an alpha source
> release, especially as I do not know much about libtool. However, you
> may be able to do something yourself. In the repository
>
> svn://vcs.exim.org/pcre/code/trunk
>
> there is a file called "autogen.sh" which is a shell script that does
> the libtool stuff. If you copy this file into the PCRE 8.34 directory
> (8.34 is the latest release) and run it, followed by ./configure etc.,
> perhaps it will solve your problem.
>
> Philip
>


>From repository I am able to build the "PCRE" , that is not issue. But we are

looking at new release tarball for distro to pick up.We are looking at being
able to point the pkg tarball to the distro such that the pkg builds in the
distro build system without further issues.

Chandan


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