Re: patch to fix pkt-gen

Kubilay Kocak wrote this message on Sun, Aug 01, 2021 at 11:28 +1000:
> On 1/08/2021 4:45 am, John-Mark Gurney wrote:
> > pkt-gen by default compiles against headers that it ships with.  This is
> > likely to deal w/ Linux, but now that FreeBSD has rev'd the API a few
> > times, it fails to work on FreeBSD, instead, giving you this:
> > 360.000574 [ 376] netmap_ioctl_legacy       Minimum supported API is 14 (requested 11)
> > 
> > This drops the inclusion of the header files when building pkt-gen,
> > so that it uses the correct FreeBSD kernel headers.
> > 
> > I have done basic testing, and pkt-gen is working.
> > 
> > Note, that this does not update pkt-gen to the latest in github, and it is
> > almost 4 years out of date.
> > 
> > I can commit it (I think, I haven't used a ports bit in years) if
> > someone wants to approve it, or someone else can commit it for me.
> > 
> > I have included it both inline and attached, in case there are problems
> > w/ either.
> > 
> > patch:
> > diff --git a/net/pkt-gen/files/patch-pkt-gen_GNUmakefile b/net/pkt-gen/files/patch-pkt-gen_GNUmakefile
> > index 5237c3d4d3c7..e4a1d15abb4c 100644
> > --- a/net/pkt-gen/files/patch-pkt-gen_GNUmakefile
> > +++ b/net/pkt-gen/files/patch-pkt-gen_GNUmakefile
> > @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
> > ---- pkt-gen/GNUmakefile.orig	2018-08-15 02:22:27 UTC
> > +--- pkt-gen/GNUmakefile.orig	2017-08-06 18:26:36 UTC
> >   +++ pkt-gen/GNUmakefile
> >   @@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ VPATH = $(SRCDIR)/apps/pkt-gen
> >    
> >    NO_MAN=
> >    CFLAGS = -O2 -pipe
> >   -CFLAGS += -Werror -Wall -Wunused-function
> > -+CFLAGS += -Wunused-function
> > - CFLAGS += -I $(SRCDIR)/sys -I $(SRCDIR)/apps/include
> > +-CFLAGS += -I $(SRCDIR)/sys -I $(SRCDIR)/apps/include
> >   -CFLAGS += -Wextra
> > ++CFLAGS += -Wunused-function
> > ++CFLAGS += -I $(SRCDIR)/apps/include
> >    
> >    LDLIBS += -lpthread -lm
> >    ifeq ($(shell uname),Linux)
> > 
> 
> If you can add a comment to the patch header and add a PORTREVISION, and 
> this has been compile tested against at least current,13,12{$tier1archs}:

Is there a good/easy way to do this testing?  That's a lot of compile
testing (6 different combos) for such a minor change.  Because for me to
go through that testing though not much time at the keyboard, will take
multiple days for all the buildworlds needed to setup the environments.

Also, this port as is, is broken on all Tier 1 arches..  There is not
a single supported release that this port will work on...

> Reviewed by: koobs (ports)
> Approved by: koobs (ports)
> MFH: 202Q3 (build fix, ports compliance)
> 
> Is this going upstream as an issue or pr?

I'll file a issue against the github repo talking about this, but this
port really needs a proper person to maintain it.  But as it's been
broken for almost 3 years (since 12.1-R), it's pretty clear that the port
isn't being used..  Which to me questions if it's wise to keep this
port around as it is..

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