[PATCH] update Hurd packages

I have been working on updating the Hurd packages for quite a while now. My goal was to use netdde (which wasn’t previously working well) so that I could install Guix GNU/Hurd on my computer and use it.

I was asked (in IRC) to say that my changes are necessary to be able to get netdde to a working state, since non-release updates are generally not accepted. However, I will note that all packages I updated (as far as I can tell) were already in a non-release commit.

I have applied my changes over the 'core-update-frozen' branch because it seems like the newer version of glibc therein is necessary for these newer package commit versions to build successfully.

I will send the patch file generated by 'git format-patch' as an attachment.

If I have done anything wrong while sending this email, please let me know and apologies in advance.

Hello!

zamfofex <zamfofex@twdb.moe> writes:

Thanks for this contribution!

Changes to packages are usually made each in their own commit; also, the

one line .patch file would better be implemented as a substitution phase

(using substitute*).

Could you please send an updated patch series with the above changes?

--

Thanks,

Maxim

tags 51770 + moreinfo

quit

zamfofex <zamfofex@twdb.moe> writes:

Here is an email that was send in the bug-hurd archives recently that

talked about how to build the Hurd on GNU/Linux. Hopefully this will

help others to update our Hurd packages:

Here are some scripts that automate this process:

The hurd was a wiki page for this as well (probably outdated):

Also for those of you who don't know, the Hurd is getting a ton of

developer attention right now. Work in progress includes SMP work, 64

bit kernel (with 32 bit address space), some re-using netBSD's driver's

work, etc. Now's a great time get subscribed to the Hurd's mail

developmental email list: bug-hurd:

merge 51770 63641

quit

close 63641

thankyou

--

Josselin Poiret