Merge pull request #586 from stilor/restore-old-kernel-libc

Restore old kernel/glibc versions

2 files changed, 84 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/config/libc/glibc.in b/config/libc/glibc.in
index 767cbbf7..9e4ff565 100644
--- a/config/libc/glibc.in
+++ b/config/libc/glibc.in
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ config CC_GLIBC_SHOW_LINARO
       
       Linaro: http://www.linaro.org/
 
+# GLIBC and kernel are special when it comes to obsoletion. Users
+# of crosstool-ng depend on the ability to build new toolchains matching
+# the kernel/libc versions of a particular target system, and LTS releases
+# are still using quite ancient versions. Please do not retire versions
+# (including versions in between) until the EOL dates indicated below.
 choice
     bool
     prompt "glibc version"
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_24
     prompt "2.24"
     select LIBC_GLIBC_2_23_or_later
 
+# EOL 04/2021 [Ubuntu16.04]
 config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_23
     bool
     prompt "2.23"
@@ -111,15 +117,64 @@ config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_20
     select LIBC_GLIBC_2_20_or_later
     depends on OBSOLETE
 
+# EOL 04/2019 [Ubuntu14.04]
 config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_19
     bool
     prompt "2.19 (OBSOLETE)"
     depends on OBSOLETE
+    select LIBC_GLIBC_2_17_or_later
 
 config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_18
     bool
     prompt "2.18 (OBSOLETE)"
     depends on OBSOLETE
+    select LIBC_GLIBC_2_17_or_later
+
+# EOL 06/2024 [CentOS7.x]
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_17
+    bool
+    prompt "2.17 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
+    select LIBC_GLIBC_2_17_or_later
+
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_16_0
+    bool
+    prompt "2.16.0 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
+
+# EOL 04/2017 [Ubuntu12.04]
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_15
+    bool
+    prompt "2.15 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
+
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_14_1
+    bool
+    prompt "2.14.1 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
+
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_14
+    bool
+    prompt "2.14 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
+
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_13
+    bool
+    prompt "2.13 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
+
+# This version did not have glibc-ports addon released
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_12_2
+    bool
+    prompt "2.12.2 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
+    depends on !LIBC_GLIBC_NEEDS_PORTS
+
+# EOL 11/2020 [CentOS6.x]
+config LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_12_1
+    bool
+    prompt "2.12.1 (OBSOLETE)"
+    depends on OBSOLETE
 
 endchoice
 
@@ -134,6 +189,11 @@ config LIBC_GLIBC_2_23_or_later
 # It is no longer possible to build glibc without pthread!
 config LIBC_GLIBC_2_20_or_later
     bool
+    select LIBC_GLIBC_2_17_or_later
+
+# DeMark no more ports
+config LIBC_GLIBC_2_17_or_later
+    bool
 
 if ! LIBC_GLIBC_CUSTOM
 
@@ -150,5 +210,13 @@ config LIBC_VERSION
     default "2.20" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_20
     default "2.19" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_19
     default "2.18" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_18
+    default "2.17" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_17
+    default "2.16.0" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_16_0
+    default "2.15" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_15
+    default "2.14.1" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_14_1
+    default "2.14" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_14
+    default "2.13" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_13
+    default "2.12.2" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_12_2
+    default "2.12.1" if LIBC_GLIBC_V_2_12_1
 
 endif # ! LIBC_GLIBC_CUSTOM
diff --git a/config/libc/glibc.in.2 b/config/libc/glibc.in.2
index 77afc1b8..9d3c2e10 100644
--- a/config/libc/glibc.in.2
+++ b/config/libc/glibc.in.2
@@ -5,19 +5,22 @@
 # This list must be carefully in sync with the architectures names
 # we can find in config/arch/*
 
+# Ports were integrated into the main tarball in 2.17
 config LIBC_GLIBC_PORTS_EXTERNAL
-    bool
-    default n
+    def_bool y
+    depends on !LIBC_GLIBC_2_17_or_later
 
-config LIBC_GLIBC_MAY_FORCE_PORTS
-    bool
-    default y if ARCH_arm
-    default y if ARCH_mips
-    select LIBC_GLIBC_USE_PORTS
-    depends on !LIBC_GLIBC_2_20_or_later
+config LIBC_GLIBC_NEEDS_PORTS
+    def_bool y
+    depends on ARCH_alpha || ARCH_arm || ARCH_m68k || ARCH_mips || ARCH_powerpc
+
+# Ports are no longer an add-on starting with 2.20
+config LIBC_GLIBC_USE_PORTS
+    def_bool y
+    depends on LIBC_GLIBC_NEEDS_PORTS && !LIBC_GLIBC_2_20_or_later
 
 # Force using the BFD linker during the toolchain build
-config LIBC_glibc_familly
+config LIBC_glibc_family
     bool
     default y
     select BINUTILS_FORCE_LD_BFD_DEFAULT
@@ -109,19 +112,6 @@ config LIBC_GLIBC_FORCE_UNWIND
       of glibc on some architectures
       (seen on s390, s390x and x86_64).
 
-config LIBC_GLIBC_USE_PORTS
-    bool
-    prompt "Use the ports addon"
-    depends on !LIBC_GLIBC_2_20_or_later
-    help
-      The ports addon contains some architecture ports that are not available
-      in the official distribution.
-
-      For example, this is the case for ARM with glibc-2.4 and above.
-
-      Say n only if you're sure that your architecture is in the official
-      distribution for your chosen version.
-
 config LIBC_ADDONS_LIST
     string
     prompt "Extra addons"
@@ -131,17 +121,12 @@ config LIBC_ADDONS_LIST
 
       You need to specify neither linuxthreads nor nptl, as they are added
       automagically for you depending on the threading model you chose
-      earlier.
+      earlier and on libc version selected.
 
-      Eg.: crypt        (for very old libces)
+      Also, do not specify ports even if applicable to the selected libc
+      version/architecture; it is selected automatically.
 
-if LIBC_GLIBC_USE_PORTS || ( LIBC_ADDONS_LIST != "" )
-comment "WARNING !!!                                            "
-comment "|  For glibc >= 2.8, it can happen that the tarballs    "
-comment "|  for the addons are not available for download.       "
-comment "|  If that happens, bad luck... Try a previous version  "
-comment "|  or try again later... :-(                            "
-endif
+      Eg.: libidn
 
 config LIBC_LOCALES
     bool