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diff --git a/docs/git/index.html b/docs/git/index.html index a1e9dd9..b8997e2 100644 --- a/docs/git/index.html +++ b/docs/git/index.html @@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ or:<br/> # <b>./build dependencies parabola</b> </p> + <p> + If you are running Parabola 64-bit (x86_64), you should enable + the <b>multilib</b> and <b>libre-multilib</b> repositories. + </p> </div> <p> @@ -737,22 +741,34 @@ <h2>Preparing release archives (optional)</h2> <p> + <b>This is only confirmed to work (tested) in Trisquel 7. Parabola *fails* at this stage + (for now).</b> + </p> + + <p> Do the following:<br/> $ <b>./build release archives</b> </p> <p> - If you are building on an i686 host, this will include statically linked 32-bit binaries in + If you are building on an i686 host, this will build statically linked 32-bit binaries in the binary release archive that you created, - for: <b>nvramtool, cbfstool, bucts, flashrom, ich9deblob, cbmem</b>. + for: <b>nvramtool, cbfstool, ich9deblob, cbmem</b>. </p> <p> - If you are building on an x86_64 host, this will include statically linked 32- and 64-bit binaries for - <b>cbmem</b>, <b>ich9deblob</b>, <b>cbfstool</b> and <b>nvramtool</b>, while <b>flashrom</b> - and <b>bucts</b> will be included only as 64-bit statically linked binaries. <b>To include a statically - linked flashrom and bucts for i686, you will need to build them on a chroot, a virtual machine or a real - 32-bit system. You can find the build dependencies for these packages listed in deps-*</b> + If you are building on an x86_64 host, this will build statically linked 32- *and* 64-bit binaries for + <b>cbmem</b>, <b>ich9deblob</b>, <b>cbfstool</b> and <b>nvramtool</b>. + </p> + <p> + <b>To include statically linked i686 and x86_64 binaries for bucts and flashrom, + you will need to build them on a chroot, a virtual machine or a real + system where the host uses each given architecture. These packages are difficult + to cross-compile, and the libreboot project is still figuring out how to deal + with them.</b> + </p> + <p> + The same applies if you want to include statically linked flashrom binaries for ARM. </p> <p> @@ -766,7 +782,7 @@ </ul> <p> - If you are building 32-bit binaries on a live system or chroot (for flashrom/bucts), you can use the following to statically link them:<br/> + If you are building binaries on a live system or chroot (for flashrom/bucts), you can use the following to statically link them:<br/> $ <b>./build module flashrom static</b><br/> $ <b>./build module bucts static</b> </p> diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index 94eecce..019dfac 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16</a>. </li> <li> + build/release/archives currently fails on Parabola (it only works well in Trisquel). + That script is buggy, and full of ugly hacks anyway, + so re-write it and make it modular/portable this time. + </li> + <li> Reduce the size of libreboot releases. See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19</a> <ul> |