From 0a4ed0fab7c6216f9dc2a382dd98e0aeeeed4953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:51:59 -0400 Subject: devblog --- doc/devblog/day_289__new_arm_autobuilder.mdwn | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/devblog/day_289__new_arm_autobuilder.mdwn (limited to 'doc/devblog') diff --git a/doc/devblog/day_289__new_arm_autobuilder.mdwn b/doc/devblog/day_289__new_arm_autobuilder.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f0df5995a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/devblog/day_289__new_arm_autobuilder.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +On Friday I installed the CubieTruck that is the new autobuilder +for arm. This autobuilder is hosted at [WetKnee Books](http://www.wetknee.com/), +so its physical security includes a swamp. + +The hardware is not fast, but it's faster and far more stable than qemu arm +emulation. By Saturday I got the build environment all installed nicely, +including building libraries that use template haskell! + +But, ghc crashed with an internal error building git-annex. +I upgraded to ghc 7.10.1 (which took another day), but it also crashed. +Was almost giving up, but I looked at the ghc parameters, and -j2 stuck +out in them. Removed the -j2, and the build works w/o crashing! \o/ +(Filed [a bug report on ghc](https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10469).) + +---- + +Anarcat has been working on improving the man pages, including lots of +linking to related commands. + +The [2015 Haskell Communities and Activities Report](http://www.haskell.org/communities/05-2015/html/report.html) +is out, and includes an entry for git-annex for the first time! -- cgit v1.2.3