Re: Minimals fail to install on SunOS x86

[Marco <netuse@lavabit.com>]

On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:54:26 +0200, Mojca Miklavec
<mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com> wrote:

> For Solaris Sparc we have nobody to compile the binaries at the moment.
I also have a Sparc server but I cannot remote access it from my location now.
But I feel no need to run context on the Sparc.

> The person who asked us for adding Solaris x86 support is not
> using Solaris any more, in last month there was no single Solaris user
> downloading the minimals and after Oracle overtake, I have been
> seriously considering removing support for solaris.
> 
> However, if there is demand for it, we can keep it.
OK. If I'm the only user it's not that important to make it run just for me.

> The question is: is these because there's LuaTeX beta-0.61.0 instead
> of the latest LuaTeX available or is it because my virtual machine
> (OpenSolaris whatever-version-has-been-available-two-months-ago) and
> your server "incompatible" in some sense? I suspect that it is the
> second.
> 
> If you are willing to help us debug, I can try to send you unstripped
> binary.
I will help as much as I can. I did some investigation. The results:

I cannot execute the provided binaries, maybe you're right and the systems are
incompatible. I downloaded the luatex trunk and compiled the source. I can
successfully execute the compiled binary. After having a look at the
first-setup.sh script I performed the mtxrun ... line. As expected it failed
(as I cannot execute the binaries). I replaced the luatex binary with the
fresh compiled one and checked the other programs. Result: I can execute all
binaries exept luatex and pdftex. Since I only use MkIV this should not be a
problem.

So I made the formats and compiled my test document. MkIV works (including
metapost).

So finally I can get a running system by myself. I will write my own
»first-setup.sh« to update my system.

- To update the system I can use the following command, right?
  mtxrun --verbose --script ./bin/mtx-update.lua --force --engine=luatex
  --texroot=$PWD/tex --extras=all

- After replacing the »buggy« luatex I make the formats using:
  mtxrun --verbose --script ./bin/mtx-update.lua --make --force
  --engine=luatex --texroot=$PWD/tex

Please correct me if I use the wrong arguments. I don't really understand the
use of all the options.

How can I check the luatex version used in the minimals? Maybe it is saved
in some text file. Background: If the luatex version changes my script needs
to fetch the new trunk, compile and replace the »buggy or incompatible«
binary. Simply getting the binary and execute --version triggers the error
mentioned before.

Thanks for your help. If I can do anything (send binaries, etc.) let me know.

best regards
Marco


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