libc NPTL/TLS & WineForum: DSL Ideas and Suggestions Topic: libc NPTL/TLS & Wine started by: stupid_idiot Posted by stupid_idiot on Oct. 08 2007,02:29
Re:
In a previous thread, I suggested fixing this by building glibc with TLS enabled. However, someone pointed out that TLS needs kernel 2.6. So we assumed that Wine cannot work properly with kernel 2.4. But: In Debian Sarge, the 'libc6' package was built with TLS support, even though the default kernel is 2.4.27 (no TLS support). Perhaps glibc [with TLS] lets TLS programs be backward-compatible with kernel 2.4 [linuxthreads]. Note: Literally running '/lib/libc.so.6' in Linux will show glibc's configuration. On Debian Sarge:
On DSL:
If so, we could fix Wine by enabling TLS support in glibc. I guess we will need to recompile the 'libc6' .deb package and then reintegrate it into DSL. I would love to do this, but I still don't know how to build .deb packages. In the meantime, maybe someone with the relevant experience could test this? Thanks! Posted by mikshaw on Oct. 08 2007,13:21
...or fix Wine by compiling it to be compatible with DSL's glibc.Seems to me (just an opinion) that DSL development shouldn't cater to the desires of extension development, but the developers of extensions should instead work to be compatible with DSL. It's a fairly common practice -- window managers, for example, that include code to handle oddities of specific external applications -- but one that I can't agree with personally. If it's an app that DSL depends on I could see putting in the effort to change DSL, but if it's an app that depends on DSL I don't think it's Robert's responsibility. Posted by stupid_idiot on Oct. 08 2007,14:06
Okay, I see your point, especially with regard to backward-compatibility with previous versions of DSL.Sadly, it seems that nothing can be done for Wine itself. Tentative idea: Perhaps a glibc-nptl extension is possible? Posted by curaga on Oct. 08 2007,14:10
To me it seems TLS and NPTL are two different things, but you speak of them as synonymes.If the debian guys have succeeded with enabling TLS, it still might only work when running a 2.6 kernel, and it was also compiled on one.. In short, there is no guarantee. Care to test wine on that libc? Posted by stupid_idiot on Oct. 08 2007,14:17
Okay, I will build glibc and test it as soon as I can.
Posted by stupid_idiot on Oct. 12 2007,03:24
Error when building:
Since kernel 2.4 does not support TLS, NPTL also will not work. Posted by curaga on Oct. 12 2007,14:25
...so it only works when running a 2.6 kernel...
Posted by Juanito on Oct. 14 2007,09:56
I managed to compile it, but got this:
Posted by stupid_idiot on Oct. 14 2007,12:00
This is the configuration I used:
I used glibc 2.3.6 because I had the following problem with 2.3.2 during 'configure', and I don't know how to solve it:
Posted by Juanito on Oct. 14 2007,15:00
OK, mine was:
...using debian sarge debs to make a compile environment with dsl. Note that the glibc sources were patched with glibc-2.3.2-sscanf-1.patch first. Did you add TLS to the base glibc binary from somewhere - i.e. in the same way as adding from glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2.tar.bz2? Posted by stupid_idiot on Oct. 14 2007,17:16
< glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.6 > had to be manually added, but NPTL/TLS is already included in < glibc-2.3.6 >. Posted by Juanito on Oct. 17 2007,11:59
I had another go at this:
Seems to have worked, no? [BTW this was built on dsl-3.4.4, I don't know why it says 2.6.0-test7] Posted by curaga on Oct. 17 2007,12:23
:0 Why your gcc is 3.3.5? DSL has 3.3.4...
Posted by Juanito on Oct. 17 2007,12:44
I guess dsl doesn't have gcc at all and, from the 2.4.26 docs, gcc-2.95 is recommended - but good point.I used a compile environment from debian sarge in order to be closest to libc6-2.3.2 and so gcc_3.3.5-3_i386.deb (sarge) seemed to be the path of least resistance (and I seem to recall reading somewhere that gcc >3 had to be used for libc6-2.3.2 but I could be mistaken). I could try again with a different version of gcc or maybe somebody could try libc6_2.3.2.ds1-22sarge5_i386.deb or the version I compiled with wine and see if it works? Posted by curaga on Oct. 17 2007,13:25
Why not try on DSL?By "DSL has" I meant the gcc extensions have 3.3.4 ('cept for 2.95 extension of course) Posted by Juanito on Oct. 17 2007,14:11
I tried out the "--with-tls" version to compile patch-2.5.9:
If I delete the "--with-tls" libc.so.6 and create a symlink to the base dsl libc.so.6 the compile works. It's interesting that the deb version does not have this error... Posted by Juanito on Jan. 06 2008,15:04
Did anyone manage to make any progress with the TLS thing?I just tried to run acrobat reader v8 on dsl but got:
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