Re: [platform-dev] Generic porting instructions ?

[Kim Moir <Kim_Moir@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Matthias

The document I was referring to earlier
is waiting for approval by the PMC, I'll follow up with them again. This
document actually describes the methodology that allows a port of eclipse
to be provided on eclipse.org which is a bit different from how to port
eclipse to another platform using the source build scripts.  The source
build instructions should be updated to provide generic instructions on
how to port eclipse to another platform.  I've opened a bug to track
this issue.

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=86872

Using the scripts included in the src
included drop to compile the eclipse is a great approach.  The following
files will need to updated in the root of the srcbuildincluded directory
-update the build* files to  reflect
the new architecture.  
-copy an existing assemble.org.eclipse.sdk.os.ws.arch.xml
script to one that reflects that platform you are building 
-in the build.xml, 
        -update
the compilelibs property in the init target to reflect the new architecure
           
    -update the compilelibs target to reflect the new architecture
-run the build using "build -compilelibs"
to force the recompilation of the native libaries
-patches may be required  to the
swt native library and launcher build scripts for the compilation of the
natives libraries
-please open a bug with platform-releng
with patches required to compile the native libraries for this platform
so that we may include them in future source builds zips.  This allows
others to use your contribution and compile this new port of eclipse.

Kim

Matthias Kurz <mk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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02/28/2005 02:44 PM

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On Fri, Jan 14, 2005, Kim Moir wrote:

> Hi Martin
> 
> Here are instructions on how to build eclipse 
> 
> http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org.eclipse.releng.eclipsebuilder/readme.html?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/html
> 
> This will use the precompiled native libaries that exist in the 
> repository.  If you want to build completely from sources including
> creating native binaries, you will have to have the hardware to compile
> the binaries for each platform.
> 
> The instructions on how to port eclipse to a new platform are currently
a 
> work in progress and will be released soon. 

Hi.

Is there something in the meantime ? Waited for the M5.
In the meantime i would like to use the *srcIncluded* piece instead of
CVS. And all "releng" stuff seems to be excluded from it. But
hey, i could
also generate stuff on a local CVS checkout and package it together with
the *srcIncluded* stuff. As long as it is _significantly_ smaller in size.

I look for _generic_ instructions how to port Eclipse to any OS/WS/ARCH
combination.
All stuff i found that matches "porting" seems to be releated
to port from
one Eclipse version to another.


   (mk)


> Matthias Kurz <mk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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> Shoot me !
> 
> Are there instructions anywhere that help me to _automatically_ set
up
> _one_ source tree, that can be used to build eclipse for each and
every
> supported platform _completely_ from sources (Java and native parts)
?
> First.
> 
> And second, are there instructions what one has to do to port eclipse
> to a new platform (OS/WS/ARCH) ?
> 
> Using CVS. For 3.1M4 and HEAD. Without using eclipse.

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