8.6.10 Tclkit for Linux ARM64 (aarch64)

Robert Heller

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Jul 14, 2020, 10:23:36 PM7/14/20

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I am trying to build a 8.6.10 Tclkit for Linux ARM64 (aarch64), but I am
getting a build error. I am using https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen -- is
the correct and up to date kitgen? Or should I be using something else?

I posted an issue (#14): https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen/issues/14, with
the error I am getting.

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Christian Gollwitzer

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Jul 15, 2020, 10:20:05 AM7/15/20

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Am 15.07.20 um 04:23 schrieb Robert Heller:

> I am trying to build a 8.6.10 Tclkit for Linux ARM64 (aarch64), but I am
> getting a build error. I am using https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen -- is
> the correct and up to date kitgen? Or should I be using something else?
>
> I posted an issue (#14): https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen/issues/14, with
> the error I am getting.

I think, kitgen is not really maintained. I loosely maintain a fork of
kbskit (originally by Rene Zaumseil) which compiles Tcl/Tk *kits and
many external packages. I've just updated it to 8.6.10. If you clone

git clone https://github.com/auriocus/kbskit.git

and then run

MAKEFLAGS=-j4 ./kbs.tcl -r install kbskit8.6

it should download and build basic kits (found under buildLinux/bin/)

I haven't tested it on ARM, though - under OpenSuSe Leap 15.1 (x64) it
works (just tested).

Another source is BAWT by Paul Obermeier, which you can also try

http://www.bawt.tcl3d.org/

Christian

Robert Heller

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Jul 15, 2020, 11:48:36 AM7/15/20

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OK, thanks, I will try these...

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Peter Dean

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Jul 15, 2020, 6:49:44 PM7/15/20

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On 15/07/2020 12:23 pm, Robert Heller wrote:
> I am trying to build a 8.6.10 Tclkit for Linux ARM64 (aarch64), but I am
> getting a build error. I am using https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen -- is
> the correct and up to date kitgen? Or should I be using something else?
>
> I posted an issue (#14): https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen/issues/14, with
> the error I am getting.
>
>

There's a PKGBUILD for arch linux that uses a slightly updated kitgen
https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=tclkit
see https://github.com/stiefel40k/kitgen
"This branch is 5 commits ahead of patthoyts:master. "

I know this compiles on x86 but it failed for me on a raspi4 with arch.
You may be more qualified than I to interpret the mesaage.

pd

Robert Heller

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Jul 15, 2020, 9:15:47 PM7/15/20

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The kbskit builder worked and built a working set of tclkits.

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Robert Heller

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Feb 19, 2021, 7:17:08 PM2/19/21

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At Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:19:26 +0200 Christian Gollwitzer <auri...@gmx.de> wrote:

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> Am 15.07.20 um 04:23 schrieb Robert Heller:
> > I am trying to build a 8.6.10 Tclkit for Linux ARM64 (aarch64), but I am
> > getting a build error. I am using https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen -- is
> > the correct and up to date kitgen? Or should I be using something else?
> >
> > I posted an issue (#14): https://github.com/patthoyts/kitgen/issues/14, with
> > the error I am getting.
>
> I think, kitgen is not really maintained. I loosely maintain a fork of
> kbskit (originally by Rene Zaumseil) which compiles Tcl/Tk *kits and
> many external packages. I've just updated it to 8.6.10. If you clone
>
> git clone https://github.com/auriocus/kbskit.git
>
> and then run
>
> MAKEFLAGS=-j4 ./kbs.tcl -r install kbskit8.6
>
> it should download and build basic kits (found under buildLinux/bin/)
>
> I haven't tested it on ARM, though - under OpenSuSe Leap 15.1 (x64) it
> works (just tested).

OK, I'm trying to build 8.6 tclkits on a pair of Ubuntu 18.04 virtual
machines, but I think I am missing something. I am getting this error:

thread2.8.6 missing '../lib/thread2.8.6'
make: *** [kbsvq8.6-cli] Error 1
Error in execution of 'install kbskit8.6':
=== Package failed for: kbskit8.6
child process exited abnormally

What am I missing?

>
> Another source is BAWT by Paul Obermeier, which you can also try
>
> http://www.bawt.tcl3d.org/
>
>
> Christian
>
>
>
>
>

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Christian Gollwitzer

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Feb 20, 2021, 4:05:50 AM2/20/21

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Am 20.02.21 um 01:17 schrieb Robert Heller:

>> MAKEFLAGS=-j4 ./kbs.tcl -r install kbskit8.6
>>
>> it should download and build basic kits (found under buildLinux/bin/)
>>
>> I haven't tested it on ARM, though - under OpenSuSe Leap 15.1 (x64) it
>> works (just tested).
>
> OK, I'm trying to build 8.6 tclkits on a pair of Ubuntu 18.04 virtual
> machines, but I think I am missing something. I am getting this error:
>
> thread2.8.6 missing '../lib/thread2.8.6'
> make: *** [kbsvq8.6-cli] Error 1
> Error in execution of 'install kbskit8.6':
> === Package failed for: kbskit8.6
> child process exited abnormally
>
> What am I missing?

There is a bug in the latest version; I've rarely tested it using a
completely fresh install. It first builds a bootstrap Tcl interpreter,
and that was a different with a different version of thread. Please pull
the most recent version and start over; should be

git pull
git clean -fd

MAKEFLAGS=-j4 ./kbs.tcl -r install kbskit8.6

(the -j4 is for 4 parallel threads. Adjust to the number of CPUs you have)

Christian

Robert Heller

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Feb 20, 2021, 8:34:18 AM2/20/21

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At Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:05:46 +0100 Christian Gollwitzer <auri...@gmx.de> wrote:

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OK, the 32-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 i386) VM completed successfully, but the 64-bit
(Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64) VM failed with this message:

=== Source Link vfs1.4-static
Error in execution of 'sources vfs1.4':
=== Package failed for: vfs1.4
missing sources of package 'vfs1.4'
=== Require error: vfs1.4-static
missing sources of package 'vfs1.4-static'

Error in execution of 'install kbskit8.6':

=== Package failed for: vfs1.4-static
Require failed for: vfs1.4-static

Christian Gollwitzer

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Feb 20, 2021, 9:20:02 AM2/20/21

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Am 20.02.21 um 14:34 schrieb Robert Heller:

That means there is no directory sources/vfs1.4 - which is very strange,
because that is part of the repository. Are you sure you are on the
newest version in the 64bit-VM? Or are you trying to compile both from
the same directory? Because I'm not sure that would work.

Christian

Robert Heller

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Feb 20, 2021, 1:21:09 PM2/20/21

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No each VM has its own file system. I just deleted he kbskit and re-cloned it
and it worked this time. I don't know what happened.

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> Christian