Re: Cross compiling user applications for armv7

On September 20, 2025 6:20:36 AM GMT+03:00, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Michał_Kruszewski <mkru_at_protonmail.com> wrote on
>Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:22:16 UTC :
>
>> I am coming back after one week.
>> This time, I got much further.
>> I already try to cross compile lang/python311 using the following command:
>> doas poudriere bulk -j zturn -p default lang/python311
>> However, I think I did something wrong because I keep getting permission and ownership errors.
>> 
>> The ports-mgmt/pkg is the first thing that compiles.
>> It failed because of::
>> patch: **** can't create /tmp/patcho385AFbZRG8: Permission denied
>> I fixed that by manually changing permissions of the tmp directory in the DESTDIR.
>> However, right now the second build, which is print/indexinfo, fails because of:
>> pkg-static: . wrong user or group ownership (expected 0/0 versus actual 1001/1001)
>> 
>> After build I prepare distribution with the following commands:
>> make NO_ROOT=YES installworld -j 11
>> make NO_ROOT=YES installkernel -j 11
>> make NO_ROOT=YES distribution -j 11
>
>That does not match "man 8 poudriere-jail":
>
>QUOTE
>     -m method        Specify which method to use to create the jail.  The
>                      default is http.
>
>                      . . .
>
>                      null         This option can be used to import an
>                                   existing directory that already contains an
>                                   installed system.  The path must be
>                                   specified with -M path.  It is expected
>                                   that this directory be installed to with
>                                   the following:
>
>                                     # cd /usr/src
>                                     # make installworld DESTDIR=PATH DB_FROM_SRC=1
>                                     # make distrib-dirs DESTDIR=PATH DB_FROM_SRC=1
>                                     # make distribution DESTDIR=PATH DB_FROM_SRC=1
>
>                                   It will not be copied at the time of
>                                   running “poudriere jail”.  Deleting the
>                                   jail will attempt to revert any files
>                                   changed by poudriere.
>END QUOTE
>
>You may want a separate directory tree with content that
>matches the documented criteria. That is what I have
>always done.


i looked into src, and at least in current, you don't need distrib-dirs from what i see there

also db_from_src is on too

kernel is not actually required in jail but if you also want to build host or vm images too from it, installworld installkernel distribution, is good. kernel is under 200m

maybe manpage is outdated nowadays?


>
>> My MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX and DESTDIR point to custom paths.
>> 
>> I create poudriere jail with the following command:
>> doas poudriere jail -c \
>> -j zturn \
>> -a armv7 \
>> -m null -M $wd/build/freebsd/ -S $FREEBSDSRC
>> 
>> I have created ports with:
>> poudriere ports -c
>
>
>I'll note that "man 8 poudriere" says:
>
>QUOTE
>. . .
>   Create optional poudriere.conf
>     You can also specify an optional poudriere.conf that is pulled in
>     depending on the build.  Any of the following are allowed and will all be
>     used in the order shown:
>
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/poudriere.conf
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/<setname>-poudriere.conf
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/<tree>-poudriere.conf
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/<jailname>-poudriere.conf
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/<tree>-<setname>-poudriere.conf
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/<jailname>-<tree>-poudriere.conf
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/<jailname>-<setname>-poudriere.conf
>           /usr/local/etc/poudriere.d/<jailname>-<tree>-<setname>-poudriere.conf
>. . .
>FILES
>     POUDRIERE_ETC/poudriere.conf              See self-documented
>                                               /usr/local/etc/poudriere.conf.sample
>                                               for example.
>     POUDRIERE_ETC/poudriere.d/poudriere.conf  The configuration can be stored
>                                               in the poudriere.d directory as
>                                               well.
>     POUDRIERE_ETC/poudriere.d                 This directory contains various
>                                               configuration files for the
>                                               different jails.
>. . .
>END QUOTE
>
>What do you have for the content of:
>
>/usr/local/etc/poudriere.conf
>
>(or the like)?
>
>/usr/local/etc/poudriere.conf.sample exists for
>reference. Some of that is:
>
># Define to yes to build and stage as a regular user
># Default: yes, unless CCACHE_DIR is set and CCACHE_DIR_NON_ROOT_SAFE is not
># set.  Note that to use ccache with BUILD_AS_NON_ROOT you will need to
># use a non-shared CCACHE_DIR that is only built by PORTBUILD_USER and chowned
># to that user.  Then set CCACHE_DIR_NON_ROOT_SAFE to yes.
>#BUILD_AS_NON_ROOT=no
>
># Define to the username and groupname to build as when BUILD_AS_NON_ROOT is yes.
># Default: nobody (uid PORTBUILD_UID)
>#PORTBUILD_USER=nobody
>#PORTBUILD_GROUP=nobody
>
># Define to the uid and gid to use for PORTBUILD_USER if the user does not
># already exist in the jail.
># Default: 65532
>#PORTBUILD_UID=65534
>#PORTBUILD_GID=65534
>
>Are you happy with the documented defaults?
>
>(Fair warning, I've always used
>BUILD_AS_NON_ROOT=no so I've no experience.)
>
>===
>Mark Millard
>marklmi at yahoo.com
>
>