[erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available

Rickard Green rickard.s.green@REDACTED
Thu Dec 13 12:14:44 CET 2007


Valentin Micic wrote:
> Not sure how is gnu tar related to the problem, but we'll try...
> 

As far as I know solaris tar and gnu tar are slightly incompatible, and 
that you might get silent errors if you extract using solaris tar. I'm 
no tar expert, though, I might be wrong, but by using gnu tar you will 
at least remove one possible error source.

> When we've run "truss" command using 'erlc' and arguments as indicated 
> immediately when build "hangs", the execution fails because it cannot 
> locate 'erl'. Unfortunately, the 'erl' hasn't been build at this point, 
> so I am at loss... it appears to me that 'erlc' is invoked to early, 
> that is to say, before 'erl' has been created. Thus, two questions for 
> your consideration, if you please:
> 
> 1) Could it be that patch is inserted at a wrong place;

Perhaps, but I've also used gpatch (version 2.5.4), and it works for me. 
You could try to apply the patch manually if you want. Modify all files 
included in the patch manually except for otp_src_R12B-0/configure, and 
otp_src_R12B-0/erts/configure then cd into otp_src_R12B-0 and run 
"./otp_build autoconf" (you need to have autoconf 2.59 in your path). If 
you search for "diff -Naur" in the patch file, you will easily find the 
beginning of each diff.

> 2) Could it be that your build is successful because you do have erl 
> somewhere in your path (I mean erl that you've build before via separate 
> build) -- I've checked it over and over again: erlc will try to invoke 
> erl using any path specified in your $PATH variable.
> 

The top makefile puts the bootstrap/bin directory (where the bootstrap 
erl and erlc resides) first in your path during the build. I've also 
successfully built it without any erl and erlc in the path and without 
ERLC_EMULATOR set, and also using the runtime system with resp. without 
smp support.

You could also try to enable/disable smp support for erlc by putting 
-smpenable/-smpdisable in the ERL_ZFLAGS environment variable before 
building and see if it makes any difference.

BR,
Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.

> Thanks for your effort so far.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> V.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rickard Green" 
> <rickard.s.green@REDACTED>
> To: "Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ]" <Pantov_O@REDACTED>
> Cc: "Kenneth Lundin" <kenneth.lundin@REDACTED>; "Sean Hinde" 
> <sean.hinde@REDACTED>; "Erlang/OTP discussions" 
> <erlang-questions@REDACTED>; <waynes@REDACTED>; "Valentin 
> Micic" <valentin@REDACTED>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 2:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
> 
> 
>> It builds fine for me on solaris 10.
>>
>> Are you extracting the tar file with gnu tar? If not, you need to.
>>
>> Instead of using CC I put a script called gcc (similar to yours) in 
>> the path and also a script called ld (passing -64 as argument to ld) 
>> in the path.
>>
>> I use gcc 3.4.4.
>>
>> BR,
>> Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.
>>
>>
>> Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ] wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We are having a problem making R12B-0 with the patch on Solaris 10.
>>> We can make and run R12B-0 without the patch on the same machine. See 
>>> below for details of our environment.  When we are trying to make 
>>> R12B-0 with the patch, make hangs when is trying to compile 
>>> hipe_rtl_arch.erl file.
>>> ********************************************************************************************************* 
>>>
>>> make[2]: Leaving directory 
>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/parsetools'
>>> make[2]: Entering directory 
>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/asn1/src'
>>> make[2]: Nothing to be done for `opt'.
>>> make[2]: Leaving directory 
>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/asn1/src'
>>> make[2]: Entering directory 
>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/hipe'
>>> Makefile:35: warning: overriding commands for target `docs'
>>> /export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/make/otp_subdir.mk:28: 
>>> warning: ignoring old commands for target `docs'
>>> === Entering application hipe
>>> make[3]: Entering directory 
>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/hipe/rtl'
>>> /export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/bin/sparc-sun-solaris2.10/hipe_mkliterals 
>>>  -e > hipe_literals.hrl
>>> erlc -W  +debug_info +warn_obsolete_guard +inline -o../ebin 
>>> hipe_rtl_arch.erl
>>>
>>> !!! We stay here till we kill the process!
>>> ******************************************************************************************************** 
>>>
>>> The command patch doesn't support -Z option on Solaris (it does on 
>>> Linux) and we use gpatch instead.
>>> We try to patch the source code on Linux and make on Solaris - the 
>>> result is the same the process hangs during compilation on 
>>> hipe_rtl_arch.erl.
>>>
>>> We tryed to compile hipe_rtl_arch.erl manually but environment 
>>> doesn't seem to be ready yet.
>>>
>>> Any ideas what may cuase this problem?
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Ognian
>>>
>>> --------------------------Environment-------------------------------------------- 
>>>
>>> The make for R12B-0 with and without patch is done on the same 
>>> machine using the same procedure.
>>> We are using Sun Netra-T2000 running Solaris 10 patch level 
>>> 125100-05. We use GCC 3.4.6.
>>>
>>> To compile 64 bit code we do:
>>>
>>> cat>/tmp/gcc64
>>> #!/bin/sh
>>> exec gcc -m64 "$@"
>>> ^D
>>>
>>> chmod +x /tmp/gcc64
>>>
>>> Every time we make we remove the old otp_src_R12B-0 directory and 
>>> start from scratch.
>>>
>>> tar -xvf otp_src_R12B-0.tar
>>> gpatch -ZNp0 < otp_src_R12B-0-osp1.patch ( only with patch )
>>>
>>> env CC=/tmp/gcc64 ./configure --enable-smp-support 
>>> --prefix=/usr/local/erlang/R12B-0
>>> make
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Kenneth Lundin [mailto:kenneth.lundin@REDACTED]
>>> Sent: Monday, 10 December 2007 02:33
>>> To: Valentin Micic
>>> Cc: Sean Hinde; Rickard Green; Erlang/OTP discussions; Ognian Pantov [
>>> MTN - Innovation Centre ]; waynes@REDACTED
>>> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Since the combination SMP and 64 bit sparc apparently never has worked
>>> in R11B you can't have any system in service dependent on this patch
>>> do you?
>>>
>>> So if you are planning on using the SMP emulator for the first time 
>>> in a product
>>> I would really recommend that you put your old policy away and go for 
>>> R12B.
>>>
>>> The reasons for that are in my opinion many:
>>> - R12B is the most stable version with best performance when it comes
>>> to SMP execution.
>>> R12B is the version where we will have regular service releases with 
>>> patches and
>>> improvements.
>>> R12B is the version where improvements regarding SMP will appear.
>>> R12B is the version where we may support more platforms.
>>> Bugs found by open source users in R12B AND PREVIOUS releases will be
>>> corrected in R12B-1, 2, ..., etc.
>>>
>>> /Regards Kenneth Erlang/OTP team, Ericsson AB
>>>
>>> On 12/9/07, Valentin Micic <valentin@REDACTED> wrote:
>>>> May I second what Sean is asking for?
>>>> I would really appreciate a fix for R11B-5 -- we have a policy not 
>>>> to run
>>>> the latest release on production systems, and absence of the patch 
>>>> would
>>>> force us to do so. Make no mistake, I really like what I saw in R12 
>>>> so far,
>>>> but we'd like to migrate on our own pace.
>>>> Your cooperation will be *highly* appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Valentin Micic
>>>> Principal Consultant
>>>> PHAROS CONSVLTING (PTY) LTD.
>>>> Cell: +27 83 212 9180
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Sean Hinde" <sean.hinde@REDACTED>
>>>> To: "Rickard Green" <rickard.s.green@REDACTED>
>>>> Cc: "Erlang/OTP discussions" <erlang-questions@REDACTED>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:51 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Rikard,
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have any plans to release a patch for those using R11B-5 on 64
>>>>> bit sparc? I'm thinking mainly of the OTP-7006 issue, initially
>>>>> reported on R11B-5.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Sean
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7 Dec 2007, at 14:17, Rickard Green wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> A patch that fixes the following issues is now available at
>>>>>> http://www.erlang.org/download.html . Instructions for applying
>>>>>> the patch can be found in the patch README.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BR,
>>>>>> Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OTP-7006  The SMP emulator on sparc64 erroneously used the sparc32
>>>>>>           atomic and the sparc32 spinlock implementations which
>>>>>>           caused it to crash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OTP-7012  Matching an empty binary in a record and then using the
>>>>>>           same record again could cause a compiler crash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>           Example code that triggers the crash:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>           -record(r, {a,b}).
>>>>>>           t(R) ->
>>>>>>             #r{a = <<>>} = R,
>>>>>>             R#r.b.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OTP-7013  file:read/2 and file:consult_stream/1,3 did not use an 
>>>>>> empty
>>>>>>           prompt on I/O devices. This bug has now been corrected.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OTP-7014  configuring --enable-darwin-universal or --enable-
>>>>>> darwin-64bit
>>>>>>           on MacOSX could result in a non optimized emulator. Top
>>>>>> level
>>>>>>           configure script now corrected.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OTP-7015  configuring --with-gd did not produce correct include flags
>>>>>>           for percept.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>>>
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