Re: port-evbarm/51653: pkgsrc breaks on RPI - evbarm vs. earm

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/51653; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
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Subject: Re: port-evbarm/51653: pkgsrc breaks on RPI - evbarm vs. earm
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 07:59:02 -0500

 On Nov 27,  9:15pm, coypu%SDF.ORG@localhost (coypu%SDF.ORG@localhost) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: port-evbarm/51653: pkgsrc breaks on RPI - evbarm vs. earm
 
 | The following reply was made to PR pkg/51653; it has been noted by GNATS.
 | 
 | From: coypu%SDF.ORG@localhost
 | To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 | Cc: 
 | Subject: Re: port-evbarm/51653: pkgsrc breaks on RPI - evbarm vs. earm
 | Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 21:14:19 +0000
 | 
 |  On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 08:15:01PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
 |  >  *5*.99?
 |  >  
 |  
 |  Yes.
 |  
 |  For go14, I believe it is picked up from src/cmd/ld/elf.c
 |  
 |  // NetBSD Signature (as per sys/exec_elf.h)                                                                                                            
 |  #define ELF_NOTE_NETBSD_NAMESZ          7
 |  #define ELF_NOTE_NETBSD_DESCSZ          4
 |  #define ELF_NOTE_NETBSD_TAG             1
 |  #define ELF_NOTE_NETBSD_NAME            "NetBSD\0\0"
 |  #define ELF_NOTE_NETBSD_VERSION         599000000       /* NetBSD 5.99 */
 |  
 |  I don't know why it felt the need to replicate sys/exec_elf.h. Possibly it relies
 |  on compat to do the right thing.
 
 It does not (rely on compat). It should really be using the right values
 or they should be talking to us about making -1 or 0 meaning current, so
 they don't have to change it.
 
 christos