Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH RFC 2/3] automation: build stubdom and rombios, and tools on 32 bit

[Doug Goldstein <cardoe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 12:28:24AM +0100, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 12:18:40AM -0500, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> > On 5/23/18 5:20 AM, Wei Liu wrote:
> > 
> > >  
> > >  # SeaBIOS cannot be built with clang
> > > @@ -20,12 +18,6 @@ if [[ "${CC}" == "clang" ]]; then
> > >      cfgargs+=("--with-system-seabios=/usr/share/seabios/bios.bin")
> > >  fi
> > >  
> > > -if [[ "${XEN_TARGET_ARCH}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
> > > -    cfgargs+=("--enable-tools")
> > > -else
> > > -    cfgargs+=("--disable-tools") # we don't have the cross depends 
> > > installed
> > > -fi
> > > -
> > 
> > This still horribly fails when targeting arm because we have to actually
> > execute a compiled binary on the host. The tools build system doesn't
> > seem to comprehend host != target.
> > 
> 
> OK. Let's only enable tools build for x86 for now.
> 
> > A few people have stepped forward with ideas and said they'd take point
> > on the patches but I haven't seen anything land yet.
> > 
> 
> Any reference?
> 
> Wei.

Stefano originally offered I believe. He also offered to help with some
of the bits again at the Summit. Matt Spencer suggested that ARM could
help out with info on how to build the containers and potentially some
resources where they could run as well.

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