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patch 8.0.1156: trouble from removing one -W argument from Perl CFLAGS commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/1ec96c926974208bd47710384c8202c47d0752d0 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Wed Sep 27 21:42:08 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.1156: trouble from removing one -W argument from Perl CFLAGS Problem: Removing one -W argument from Perl CFLAGS may cause trouble. Solution: Remove all -W flags. (Christian Brabandt)
author Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
date Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:45:04 +0200
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1 INSTALLx.txt - cross-compiling Vim on Unix
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4 1. Introduction
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5 2. Necessary arguments for "configure"
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6 3. Necessary environment variables for "configure"
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7 4. Example
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10 1. INTRODUCTION
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11 ===============
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13 This document discusses cross-compiling VIM on Unix-like systems. We assume
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14 you are already familiar with cross-compiling and have a working cross-compile
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15 environment with at least the following components:
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17 * a cross-compiler
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21 Discussing how to set up a cross-compile environment would go beyond the scope
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22 of this document. See http://www.kegel.com/crosstool/ for more information and
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23 a script that aids in setting up such an environment.
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26 The problem is that "configure" needs to compile and run small test programs
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28 cross-compiling so we need to pass the results these checks would produce via
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29 environment variables. See the list of variables and the examples at the end of
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30 this document.
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33 2. NECESSARY ARGUMENTS FOR "configure"
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34 ======================================
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36 You need to set the following "configure" command line switches:
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38 --build=... :
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39 The build system (i.e. the platform name of the system you compile on
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41 For example, "i586-linux".
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44 The system on which VIM will be run. Quite often this the name of your
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45 cross-compiler without the "-gcc".
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46 For example, "powerpc-603-linux-gnu".
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50 --host.
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57 3. NECESSARY ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES FOR "configure"
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58 ==================================================
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60 Additionally to the variables listed here you might want to set the CPPFLAGS
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64 The following variables need to be set:
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66 ac_cv_sizeof_int:
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67 The size of an "int" C type in bytes. Should be "4" on all 32bit
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68 machines.
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70 vi_cv_path_python_conf:
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71 If Python support is enabled, set this variable to the path for
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80 This is the output of the following Python script:
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90 If Python support is enabled, set this variable to the version of the
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92 This is the output of the following Python script:
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93 import sys; print sys.version[:3]
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102 Whether the "getcwd" C library call is broken. Set to "yes" if you
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108 memory regions. Set to "yes" if it does or "no" if it does not.
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116 vim_cv_stat_ignores_slash:
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117 Whether the "stat" C library call ignores trailing slashes in the path
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118 name. Set to "yes" if it ignores them or "no" if it does not ignore
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119 them.
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121 vim_cv_tgetent:
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122 Whether the "tgetent" terminal library call returns a zero or non-zero
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123 value when it encounters an unknown terminal. Set to either the string
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124 "zero" or "non-zero", corresponding.
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126 vim_cv_terminfo:
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127 Whether the environment has terminfo support. Set to "yes" if so,
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130 vim_cv_toupper_broken:
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131 Whether the "toupper" C library function works correctly. Set to "yes"
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134 vim_cv_tty_group:
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135 The default group of pseudo terminals. Either set to the numeric value
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136 of your tty group or to "world" if they are world accessible.
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140 Most probably the value "0620".
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143 4. EXAMPLE:
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144 ===========
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146 Assuming the target system string is "armeb-xscale-linux-gnu" (a Intel XScale
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147 system) with glibc and ncurses, the call to configure would look like this:
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149 ac_cv_sizeof_int=4 \
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150 vim_cv_getcwd_broken=no \
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151 vim_cv_memmove_handles_overlap=yes \
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152 vim_cv_stat_ignores_slash=yes \
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153 vim_cv_tgetent=zero \
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154 vim_cv_terminfo=yes \
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155 vim_cv_toupper_broken=no \
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156 vim_cv_tty_group=world \
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157 ./configure \
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158 --build=i586-linux \
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159 --host=armeb-xscale-linux-gnu \
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160 --target=armeb-xscale-linux-gnu \
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161 --with-tlib=ncurses
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165 Written 2007 by Marc Haisenko <marc@darkdust.net> for the VIM project.