ABI/architecture identification for packages

[Baptiste Daroussin]

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 10:35:08PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> In order to identify architectures I need to find a uniq id for every
> possibilities (for pkgng)
> 
> here is the identification I propose:
> 
> arch-class-os-majorversion(-archi_specific_extension)
> 
> arch can be one of the following:
> 
> - x86 for i386 and amd64 (discussed with kib)
> - powerpc for powerpc and powerpc64
> - arm
> - mips
> - sparc
> 
> class may be:
> - 32 bits
> - 64 bits
> 
> os will always be freebsd :) (lower case)
> 
> majorversion the freebsd major version (10 9 8)
> 
> achi_specific_extension currently only mips and arm are concerned,
> for arm could be:
> el_oabi
> eb_oabi
> el_eabi
> eb_eabi
> 
> (I don't know how to get arm version or hardfp/softfp from the elf)

Fixed thanks cognet just missing the arm version now

> 
> for mips I don't know much.
> 
> for ia64, I have strictly no idea what I should set.
> 
> Everything is read from the elf file
> 
> for example:
> x86-64-freebsd-10
> x86-32-freebsd-8
> arm-32-freebsd-10-el_oabi
> 
> Please help me to improve this to get the better identification to have the best
> possible to determine which package can be installed where.
> 
> while proposing information please tell me how to get the information
> (dynamically)
> 
> regards,
> Bapt


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