Perl

Perl

[Lee Revell]

I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
cross compiling I've found.

I tried the instructions in the Cross/ directory of the Perl distro but
they don't work - "sh Configure" fails on my target because it expects a
full C development environment, which won't fit.

Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?

Lee 

Re: Perl

[Kim Phillips]

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:56:28 -0500
Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com> wrote:

> I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
<snip>
> Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?
> 
ltib works for me:

http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/ltib/

Kim

Re: Perl

[Lee Revell]

On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 10:28 -0600, Kim Phillips wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:56:28 -0500
> Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> <snip>
> > Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?
> > 
> ltib works for me:
> 
> http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/ltib/
> 

How do I build a perl binary with it?  I'm not looking to replace my
toolchain or create a full BSP or anything.  I just need a /usr/bin/perl
that will run on PPC440.

Lee

Re: Perl

[Brent Cook]

On Tuesday 14 November 2006 10:39, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 10:28 -0600, Kim Phillips wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:56:28 -0500
> >
> > Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com> wrote:
> > > I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?
> >
> > ltib works for me:
> >
> > http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/ltib/
>
> How do I build a perl binary with it?  I'm not looking to replace my
> toolchain or create a full BSP or anything.  I just need a /usr/bin/perl
> that will run on PPC440.
>
> Lee

buildroot, another rootfs framework, doesn't even try to cross-compile all of 
perl. It does build something called 'miniperl', which is just the perl 
binary without all of the supporting libraries and features. It may be enough 
for you. You can look at the makefile here:

http://buildroot.uclibc.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/buildroot/package/microperl/microperl.mk?rev=11418&view=markup

Re: Perl

[Wolfgang Grandegger]

Lee Revell wrote:
> I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
> cross compiling I've found.
> 
> I tried the instructions in the Cross/ directory of the Perl distro but
> they don't work - "sh Configure" fails on my target because it expects a
> full C development environment, which won't fit.
> 
> Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?

Configure and make perl natively on your target platform. I have done it 
some time ago with the ELDK.

Wolfgang.

Re: Perl

[Lee Revell]

On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 18:08 +0100, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> Lee Revell wrote:
> > I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> > isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
> > cross compiling I've found.
> > 
> > I tried the instructions in the Cross/ directory of the Perl distro but
> > they don't work - "sh Configure" fails on my target because it expects a
> > full C development environment, which won't fit.
> > 
> > Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?
> 
> Configure and make perl natively on your target platform. I have done it 
> some time ago with the ELDK.

I don't think this is an option, the perl build has too many
dependencies.

Lee

Re: Perl

[Lee Revell]

On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 18:08 +0100, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> Lee Revell wrote:
> > I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> > isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
> > cross compiling I've found.
> > 
> > I tried the instructions in the Cross/ directory of the Perl distro but
> > they don't work - "sh Configure" fails on my target because it expects a
> > full C development environment, which won't fit.
> > 
> > Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?
> 
> Configure and make perl natively on your target platform. I have done it 
> some time ago with the ELDK.
> 

I've almost got the cross compile method described in INSTALL to work
(using SSH to the target).  But it just hangs forever at "Checking how
to flush all pending stdio output...".  Argh.

Compiling natively on the target is not an option, the perl build
process has too many dependencies.  It depends on stuff fron GNU
coreutils like /bin/comm that is not available in busybox.

Does no one out there have a binary they are willing to send me?

Lee

Re: Perl

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <1163458589.5313.71.camel@mindpipe> you wrote:
> I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
> cross compiling I've found.

Agreed.

> Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?

Compile natively on the board, using a NFS root environment.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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Re: Perl

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <1163526178.14674.16.camel@mindpipe> you wrote:
>
> > Configure and make perl natively on your target platform. I have done it 
> > some time ago with the ELDK.
> 
> I don't think this is an option, the perl build has too many
> dependencies.

I confirm that building Perl on the target system using the ELDK root
file system over NFS works fine.

Just try it out. It may be slow, but CPU cyles are cheap.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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Re: Perl

[David H. Lynch Jr.]

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Lee Revell wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 18:08 +0100, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
>   
>> Lee Revell wrote:
>>     
>>> I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
>>> isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
>>> cross compiling I've found.
>>>
>>> I tried the instructions in the Cross/ directory of the Perl distro but
>>> they don't work - "sh Configure" fails on my target because it expects a
>>> full C development environment, which won't fit.
>>>
>>> Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?
>>>       
>> Configure and make perl natively on your target platform. I have done it 
>> some time ago with the ELDK.
>>
>>     
>
> I've almost got the cross compile method described in INSTALL to work
> (using SSH to the target).  But it just hangs forever at "Checking how
> to flush all pending stdio output...".  Argh.
>
> Compiling natively on the target is not an option, the perl build
> process has too many dependencies.  It depends on stuff fron GNU
> coreutils like /bin/comm that is not available in busybox.
>
> Does no one out there have a binary they are willing to send me?
>
> Lee
>   
    You can also use something like a Mac PowerBook with ppc4xx 
crosstools as a build and test environment.
    I did most of my early link port work that way, though I now use 
crosstools under colinux.



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Re: Perl

[Adrian]

Just found this (notes!) :-

'Perl 5.6.4

Configure with threads, perlio abstraction layer and default libraries.

Copy the etc/Digest directory from perl-5.8.2

Enable MD5 to be statically loaded in perl sh Configure

Also enable threaded'

It was a lot of messing about AFAICR.

Adrian Atkins.

Re: Perl

[Lee Revell]

On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 08:22 +0100, Adrian wrote:
> Just found this (notes!) :-
> 
> 'Perl 5.6.4
> 
> Configure with threads, perlio abstraction layer and default libraries.
> 
> Copy the etc/Digest directory from perl-5.8.2
> 
> Enable MD5 to be statically loaded in perl sh Configure
> 
> Also enable threaded'
> 
> It was a lot of messing about AFAICR.
> 
> Adrian Atkins.
> 

Is this a cross compile or a native build you're describing?  If it's a
cross compile do you use the method from Cross/README or INSTALL in the
perl directory?

Lee

RE: Perl

[Leonid]

On Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:51 PM Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> I confirm that building Perl on the target system using the ELDK root
> file system over NFS works fine.

> Just try it out. It may be slow, but CPU cyles are cheap.

I've done this successfully with ELDK 4.0 and 3.1.1 on PPC440EP Yosemite
board. Resulting perl binary is working with ELDK ppc_4xx filesystem
(linux 2.6.13 has been used).

However it doesn't run on original Yosemite filesystem (I've copied all
perl files there) - it doesn't find certain glibc symbols. With ELDK 4.0
it's quite understood - it uses glibc 2.3.4, while my filesystem has
glibc 2.3.1. But ELDK 3.1.1 has glibc 2.3.1, yet when I try to run perl,
natively compiled with ELDK 3.1.1 fs on my fs (glibc 2.3.1 as well), it
says:

tmp # /opt/bin/perl warnings.pl
/opt/bin/perl: relocation error: /opt/bin/perl: symbol __floatsidf,
version GLIBC_2.3.2 not defined in file libc.so.6 wie

When I copy libc-2.3.1.so from ELDK filesystem to ours, it fails:

/tmp # /opt/bin/perl warnings.pl
Segmentation fault
=20
Did I something wrong?

Thanks,

Leonid.

Re: Perl

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <406A31B117F2734987636D6CCC93EE3C0438F0@ehost011-3.exch011.intermedia.net> you wrote:
>
> I've done this successfully with ELDK 4.0 and 3.1.1 on PPC440EP Yosemite
> board. Resulting perl binary is working with ELDK ppc_4xx filesystem
> (linux 2.6.13 has been used).
> 
> However it doesn't run on original Yosemite filesystem (I've copied all
> perl files there) - it doesn't find certain glibc symbols. With ELDK 4.0

What is your "original" filesystem? Any standard distro, or what?

> tmp # /opt/bin/perl warnings.pl
> /opt/bin/perl: relocation error: /opt/bin/perl: symbol __floatsidf,
> version GLIBC_2.3.2 not defined in file libc.so.6 wie

Looks as if you used the ppc_4xx packages for  this,  which  are  for
FPU-less  4xx  processors.  On  the  yosemite,  you  should  use  the
ppc_4xxFP tools instead.

> Did I something wrong?

Yes. You mixed soft-fload and hard-float binaries and libraries.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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RE: Perl

[Leonid]

On Monday, November 20, 2006 12:35 AM Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <406A31B117F2734987636D6CCC93EE3C0438F0@ehost011-
> 3.exch011.intermedia.net> you wrote:
>
> > I've done this successfully with ELDK 4.0 and 3.1.1 on PPC440EP
Yosemite
> > board. Resulting perl binary is working with ELDK ppc_4xx filesystem
> > (linux 2.6.13 has been used).
> >=20
> > However it doesn't run on original Yosemite filesystem (I've copied
all
> > perl files there) - it doesn't find certain glibc symbols. With ELDK
4.0

> What is your "original" filesystem? Any standard distro, or what?
[Leonid] The one, supplied by AMCC with Yosemite board - came from DENX
originally I believe though I'm not sure.

> > tmp # /opt/bin/perl warnings.pl
> > /opt/bin/perl: relocation error: /opt/bin/perl: symbol __floatsidf,
> > version GLIBC_2.3.2 not defined in file libc.so.6 wie

> Looks as if you used the ppc_4xx packages for  this,  which  are  for
> FPU-less  4xx  processors.  On  the  yosemite,  you  should  use  the
> ppc_4xxFP tools instead.
[Leonid] That must be it! I'll recompile, using ppc_4xxFP target.

Thanks a lot,

Leonid.

RE: Perl

[Leonid]

On Monday, November 20, 2006 12:35 AM Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <406A31B117F2734987636D6CCC93EE3C0438F0@ehost011-
> 3.exch011.intermedia.net> you wrote:
>
> > I've done this successfully with ELDK 4.0 and 3.1.1 on PPC440EP
Yosemite
> > board. Resulting perl binary is working with ELDK ppc_4xx filesystem
> > (linux 2.6.13 has been used).
> >=20
> > However it doesn't run on original Yosemite filesystem (I've copied
all
> > perl files there) - it doesn't find certain glibc symbols. With ELDK
4.0

> > tmp # /opt/bin/perl warnings.pl
> > /opt/bin/perl: relocation error: /opt/bin/perl: symbol __floatsidf,
> > version GLIBC_2.3.2 not defined in file libc.so.6 wie

> Looks as if you used the ppc_4xx packages for  this,  which  are  for
> FPU-less  4xx  processors.  On  the  yosemite,  you  should  use  the
> ppc_4xxFP tools instead.
[Leonid] Wee, this really was it, now it works!

Thanks a lot again,

Leonid.

Re: Perl

[Matthias Fuchs]

Hi Lee,

there's a quick'n'dirty way to get a perl running on your CPU.
Take the Fedora Core 4 ppc binary rpm (perl-5.8.6-15.ppc.rpm) and install it 
from an ELDK 4 root filesystem:

bash-3.00# rpm -ihv --nodeps perl-5.8.6-15.ppc.rpm
warning: perl-5.8.6-15.ppc.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 
4f2a6fd2
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:perl                   ########################################### [100%]
bash-3.00# perl -v

This is perl, v5.8.6 built for ppc-linux-thread-multi

Copyright 1987-2004, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.

bash-3.00# perl -e 'print "Hello World!\n";'
Hello World!
bash-3.00#

Note: This test has been done on a PPC405. But do not forget to use a kernel 
with math emulation for this to work. 

Matthias

On Monday 13 November 2006 23:56, Lee Revell wrote:
> I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
> cross compiling I've found.
> 
> I tried the instructions in the Cross/ directory of the Perl distro but
> they don't work - "sh Configure" fails on my target because it expects a
> full C development environment, which won't fit.
> 
> Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?
> 
> Lee 
> 

Re: Perl

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <200611230826.36163.matthias.fuchs@esd-electronics.com> you wrote:
> 
> there's a quick'n'dirty way to get a perl running on your CPU.
> Take the Fedora Core 4 ppc binary rpm (perl-5.8.6-15.ppc.rpm) and install it 
> from an ELDK 4 root filesystem:

This will only work if you are running on a system where your CPU has
a full-blown CPU,  32  bytes  cache  line  size,  and  your  run-time
environment (all system libraries) are configured to use the FPU.

It will fail on  FPU-less  or  FPU-restricted  systems  like  MPC8xx,
PPC4xx, or MPC85xx.

> Note: This test has been done on a PPC405. But do not forget to use a kernel 
> with math emulation for this to work. 

I guess you didn't do much testing. You should try some  mathematics,
and  you  might  be surprised what happens when your Perl binary uses
the (emulated) FPU, while the system libraries use soft-float.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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Re: Perl

[Matthias Fuchs]

Hi Wolfgang,

I used FC4 ppc binaries for some testing. xlibs, xterm and python where 
the first packages I did some tests with. It was just a try to see what 
happens.

FPU emulation was the first I needed (of course). Then I switched to the ELDK 
ppc_4xxFP root filesystem. This makes it even possible to use perl with math:

bash-3.00# perl -e 'print ("sin(pi/2)=",sin(3.14/2),"\n")'
sin(pi/2)=0.999999682931835
bash-3.00# perl -e 'print ("sqrt(3)=",sqrt(3),"\n")'
sqrt(3)=1.73205080756888
bash-3.00# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
cpu             : 405GPr
clock           : 399MHz
revision        : 9.81 (pvr 5091 0951)
bogomips        : 495.61
machine         : esd CPCI-405
plb bus clock   : 133MHz
pci bus clock   : 33MHz
bash-3.00#  

I would not recommend to use this for production. But its a good starting 
point before turning on the compiler :-)

Matthias

On Friday 24 November 2006 00:00, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <200611230826.36163.matthias.fuchs@esd-electronics.com> you 
wrote:
> > 
> > there's a quick'n'dirty way to get a perl running on your CPU.
> > Take the Fedora Core 4 ppc binary rpm (perl-5.8.6-15.ppc.rpm) and install 
it 
> > from an ELDK 4 root filesystem:
> 
> This will only work if you are running on a system where your CPU has
> a full-blown CPU,  32  bytes  cache  line  size,  and  your  run-time
> environment (all system libraries) are configured to use the FPU.
> 
> It will fail on  FPU-less  or  FPU-restricted  systems  like  MPC8xx,
> PPC4xx, or MPC85xx.
> 
> > Note: This test has been done on a PPC405. But do not forget to use a 
kernel 
> > with math emulation for this to work. 
> 
> I guess you didn't do much testing. You should try some  mathematics,
> and  you  might  be surprised what happens when your Perl binary uses
> the (emulated) FPU, while the system libraries use soft-float.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
> 
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> Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de
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> 
> 

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Re: Perl

[Clemens Koller]

Hello, Lee!

Lee Revell schrieb:
> I've been trying to cross compile Perl for a PPC440 board and it just
> isn't happening.  Perl is probably the least amenable application to
> cross compiling I've found.
> 
> I tried the instructions in the Cross/ directory of the Perl distro but
> they don't work - "sh Configure" fails on my target because it expects a
> full C development environment, which won't fit.
> 
> Is there any easy solution?  Can someone send me a binary?

I don't know much about the ppc440 and it's core. But maybe you
can use mine?!
I am using perl successfully on a MPC8540 CPU which has an e500
core w/o an FPU. I don't need to cross compile and it comes with
only the necessary dependencies:

$ prt-get deptree perl
-- dependencies ([i] = installed, '-->' = seen before)
[i] perl
[i]   db
[i]   gdbm

all that on top of glibc-2.3.4
If you want to try those three tar.gz's please contact me off list
and I can send it to you.
It's also possible to recompile that stuff to a different ppc target...

Greets,

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