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diff --git a/community.mdwn b/community.mdwn index be1edb8f..25f66244 100644 --- a/community.mdwn +++ b/community.mdwn @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free -Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 +Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license -is included in the section entitled -[[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -There is an expanding community of people developing and running test Debian -GNU/Hurd machines. +There is an expanding community of people developing and running GNU/Hurd +systems. [[Communication]] -- How communication and coordination works within the group. @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Further ways of getting in contact or getting information: [Advogato.org -- Hurd Project page](http://advogato.org/proj/HURD/) +[Google+](https://plus.google.com/114942488385711891227) + [[Media_Appearances]] --- diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn index 54fa788d..920fdba8 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable @@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -[[!meta title="""How to prepare and publish a "Month of the Hurd" for the last -month"""]] +[[!meta title="""How to prepare and publish a "Quarter of the Hurd" for the last +quarter"""]] -We prepare a *Month of the Hurd* in the file [[moth_next]]. The idea is +We prepare a *Quarter of the Hurd* in the file [[qoth_next]]. The idea is to record to-be-published changes in that file at they time they arise, and -then publish them en bloc at the end of the month. There are instructions for -[[writing_the_moth]]. +then publish them en bloc at the end of the quarter. There are instructions for +[[writing_the_qoth]]. - * At the end of the month: prepare for publishing the MotH, then send the raw + * At the end of the quarter: prepare for publishing the QotH, then send the raw Markdown text to the mailing list, asking for feedback. * ..., and publish. - $ git mv contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn news/YYYY-MM.mdwn + $ git mv contributing/web_pages/news/qoth_next.mdwn news/YYYY-MM.mdwn Edit the news entry's *meta date* value to the timestamp when the news entry is published. We have to set that one manually, as otherwise the @@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ then publish them en bloc at the end of the month. There are instructions for it's correct to update that one upon further modifications of the news entries. - $ git cp contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn - $ git commit -m 'MotH YYYY-MM.' + $ git cp contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn contributing/web_pages/news/qoth_next.mdwn + $ git commit -m 'QotH YYYY-MM.' $ git push origin master diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn index 1f215525..65992517 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ Will be set by tschwinge when publishing. [[!meta date="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC"]] --> -<!-- This is just a skeleton. Use it to create a new MotH. --> - -A quarter of the Hurd: *Nix-based builds*, *slab allocator*, and *life filesystem debugging*. +A quarter of the Hurd: *Nix-based builds*, and *bounty: slab allocator merged*. [[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]""" else=" @@ -23,22 +21,32 @@ else=" [[!cut id="full_news" text=""" -This quarter Ludovic Courtès added a [Continuously-built Nix-based QEMU image](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00047.html), raising the count of Hurd distributions to 3: Debian, Arch and now Nix. His build is still pretty basic, but continuous integration is a great feature for testing images. - -Also he added a [modern Autoconf initialization](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00068.html), [allowed /hurd/init to be a symlink](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00032.html) and made the Hurd [build with Savannah’s libc (2.14+)](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00025.html), getting the Nix distribution even more towards the cutting edge. +This quarter, Ludovic Courtès contributed a [continuously-built Nix-based QEMU +image](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00042.html), +raising the count of GNU/Hurd distributions to three: [[Debian +GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]], [[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]], and now +[[hurd/running/NixOS]]. His build is still pretty basic, but a step into the +right direction: [[!wikipedia "continuous integration"]] is a great feature for +automated testing. -Samuel Thibault followed up with a [new debian disk set](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00095.html) as christmas gift, turned /dev/urandom into a [native translator](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00092.html) and [identified](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00095.html) three easy porting cases with solutions: +Samuel Thibault followed suit with a [new Debian GNU/Hurd disk +set](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00095.html) as a christmas +gift, and +[identified](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00095.html) three +easy porting cases with solutions: -- undefined reference to dl_foo: add -ldl for building -- undefined reference to `main': missing gnu* case in the linking part of configure.ac or .in (pd-* packages are already being handled by their maintainer) -- undefined reference to clock_gettime or crypt: add -lrt or -lcrypt + * undefined reference to `dl_*`: add `-ldl` for building + * undefined reference to `main`: missing `gnu*` case in the linking part of + `configure.ac` or `.in` + * undefined reference to `clock_gettime` or `crypt`: add `-lrt` or `-lcrypt` -These should help all those who want to help [[porting_packages|hurd/porting/]]. +These should help all those who want to help [[porting_packages|hurd/porting]]. -Maksym Planeta and Richard Braun committed [the last patches](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00046.html) for integration of the slab allocator, making the memory allocator of GNU Mach SMP ready again. From IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14: +Maksym Planeta and Richard Braun [finished +integration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00046.html) +of the slab allocator. From [[IRC]], freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14: - <braunr> there shouldn't be any noticeable difference with the - master branch + <braunr> there shouldn't be any noticeable difference [...] <braunr> a bit less fragmentation <braunr> more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system <braunr> there are debugging features @@ -48,19 +56,76 @@ Maksym Planeta and Richard Braun committed [the last patches](http://lists.gnu.o what's performed to reduce fragmentation) <braunr> but even "slower" here is completely negligible -Also Richard Braun added Exodar (exodar.debian.net), a new porter box. It is faster and more reliable, which facilitates testing and bug hunting. - -Additionally [[documentation_of_the_I/O_Path|hurd/io_path/]] was improved and Sergio Lopez documented his work on [[Better_Memory_Management_and_memfs|user/Sergio_Lopez/]] to make it easier for other hackers to work on the Hurd. - -Our hackers also used the quarter for porting a good number of packages. Sergio Lopez took care of [webkitgtk+](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00025.html), while Svante Signell from [Arch Hurd](http://archhurd.org) went on a porting rampage with [pax](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00105.html), [abiword](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00035.html), [syslog-ng](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00060.html), [ecl](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00058.html), [fakeroot](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00022.html), [daemon](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00025.html) and [procps](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00046.html) and Samuel Thibault from [Debian GNU/Hurd](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/) added [packagekit](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00071.html), [evolution](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00070.html), [emacs23 ](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00018.html), [gcc-4.7](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00065.html) and [iceweasel (firefox)](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00080.html). Also Bouju Alain [submitted](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html) [patches](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00084.html) to support cpuinfo in the /proc interface. - -Additionally many bugs were found and squashed, by Pino Toscano ([recvfrom() with null](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00161.html)), Maksym Planeta ([tmpfs](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00118.html)), Samuel Thibault ([libtool](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00073.html), [mknod](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00070.html), [Fix POSIX 2008 visibility](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00004.html), [sudo setresuid](http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=645285)), Jim Meyering ([gnu tools with user id 4294967295](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00094.html)), Paul Eggert ([Add error-checking on GNU](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00130.html)), Pino Toscano and Thomas Schwinge ([improved pthread](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00013.html)) and Svante Signell ([e2fsprogs quota](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00015.html)) to list only the ones who posted their fixes on the mailing list. - -Meanwhile Guillem Jover [fixed Mach's int vs long discrepancy](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00053.html), which takes us the first step towards porting the Hurd to x64. - -And there are now social network sites for GNU Hurd on [Google+](https://plus.google.com/114942488385711891227#114942488385711891227/posts) and the AGPL licensed [identi.ca](http://identi.ca/group/hurd), to make it easier to stay in touch. - -Now, as a final note, we want to share a story about real-life debugging with the Hurd: +This also +[concludes](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00140.html) +our first [[FOSS Factory|donate#FOSS_Factory]] project -- one [[tag/bounty]] +has been redeemed, more are waiting. + +Sergio Lopez documented his work on +[[better_memory_management_and_memfs|Sergio_Lopez]], making it easier for other +hackers to join in working on that topic. + +Our hackers also used the quarter for porting a good number of packages and +fixing bugs. After fixing quirks in the Hurd's memory management system, +Sergio Lopez [reported success building +webkitgtk+](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00025.html), whose +build stresses the available memory resources on a 32-bit architecture to a +large extend. Svante Signell was busy, too: +[pax](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00105.html), +[abiword](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00035.html), +[syslog-ng](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00060.html), +[ecl](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00058.html), +[fakeroot](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00022.html), +[daemon](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00025.html), and +[procps](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00046.html), +[e2fsprogs' quota](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00015.html). +Samuel Thibault handled +[packagekit](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00071.html), +[evolution](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00070.html), +[emacs23](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00018.html), +[gcc-4.7](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00065.html), and +[iceweasel +(firefox)](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00080.html). Bouju +Alain [submitted a +patch](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html) to +support `/proc/cpuinfo`. Ludovic Courtès contributed a patch to [allow for +`/hurd/init` being +symlink](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00032.html), +made the Hurd [build with glibc +2.14+](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00025.html), and +[worked with the GNU coreutils +team](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00067.html) on a +few issues. Pino Toscano improved [`recvfrom` with `NULL` address +ports](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00161.html). +Maksym Planeta continued working on +[tmpfs](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00118.html). +Samuel Thibault turned `/dev/random` and `/dev/urandom` into [native +translators](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00092.html), +modernized [libtool's +configuration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00073.html), +[mknod's cleanup in error +cases](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00070.html), +[fixed POSIX 2008 +visibility](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00004.html), +and fixed an [[!debbug 645285 desc="issue in `setresuid` that broke `sudo`"]]. +[Pino +Toscano](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00013.html) and +[Thomas +Schwinge](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00020.html) +improved key handling in libpthread. Guillem Jover [fixed Mach's `int` +vs. `long` +discrepancy](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00053.html), which +takes us the first step towards [[porting the system to +x86_64|open_issues/64-bit_port]]. + +There is now a social network site for GNU Hurd on +[Google+](https://plus.google.com/114942488385711891227), to provide an +additional contact point and a forum for discussion and staying in touch. + +<!-- + +Now, as a final note, we want to share a story about real-life debugging with the +Hurd; IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-03-02: <youpi> yay GNU/Hurd <youpi> I have added i_translator check in e2fsck, it was missing @@ -69,10 +134,15 @@ Now, as a final note, we want to share a story about real-life debugging with th <youpi> could easily work out it was i_translator, then add a check to e2fsck, run it, which indeed fixed, them, and voilà, ext2fs was working again - <youpi> all that on the same machine with *no* system reboot + <youpi> all that on the same machine with *no* system reboot <youpi> just ext2fs restart :) -So if you want to join us in our journey to realize more of the promises of the architecture of the Hurd, please [[get_in_contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe already grab the [[source_code|source_repositories]] and have fun hacking on free software! +--> + +If you want to join us in our journey to realize more of the promises of the +architecture of the Hurd, please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe +already grab the [[source code|source_repositories]] and have fun hacking on +Free Software! --- @@ -88,6 +158,4 @@ define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the services a traditional operating system kernel provides. [[More detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]]. -<!--see [[contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth]] for additional information on writing the MotH.--> - """]] diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn index 17227476..d63b4445 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Will be set by tschwinge when publishing. [[!meta date="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC"]] --> -<!-- This is just a skeleton. Use it to create a new MotH. --> +<!-- This is just a skeleton. Use it to create a new QotH. --> -A month of the Hurd: *TODO*, *TODO*, and *TODO*. +A quarter of the Hurd: *TODO*, *TODO*, and *TODO*. [[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]""" else=" @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ else=" [[!cut id="full_news" text=""" -<!--basic structure of a MotH entry. Adapt, reduce and add points as needed. At the end, try to make the text flow as a unified whole.--> +<!--basic structure of a QotH entry. Adapt, reduce and add points as needed. At the end, try to make the text flow as a unified whole.--> -This month [hurd hacker] [item] +This quarter [hurd hacker] [item] Also … @@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the services a traditional operating system kernel provides. [[More detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]]. -<!--see [[contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth]] for additional information on writing the MotH.--> +<!--see [[contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_qoth]] for additional information on writing the QotH.--> """]] diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_qoth.mdwn index 82a25088..6aea5f4d 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_qoth.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, +Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -# Short Guide for Writing the MotH +# Short Guide for Writing the QotH ## Individual News Items diff --git a/hurd/running/nixos.mdwn b/hurd/running/nixos.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfc9c344 --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd/running/nixos.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +[[!meta title="NixOS"]] + +<http://www.nixos.org/> + + * <http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/gnu/hurd-master> + + * <http://hydra.nixos.org/job/gnu/hurd-master/qemu_test> diff --git a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn index d7660c74..ee1574b7 100644 --- a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn @@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ You can use the following images to give the GNU/Hurd a try. [[!inline pages=hurd/running/debian/qemu_image raw=yes feeds=no]] -## NixOS - - * <http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/gnu/hurd-master> - - * <http://hydra.nixos.org/job/gnu/hurd-master/qemu_test> +## [[NixOS]] ## Unofficial Images diff --git a/hurd/translator.mdwn b/hurd/translator.mdwn index 619c0db5..d504b41f 100644 --- a/hurd/translator.mdwn +++ b/hurd/translator.mdwn @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Read about translator [[short-circuiting]]. The [[concept|concepts]] of translators creates its own problems, too: [[open_issues/translators_set_up_by_untrusted_users]], and -[[trust_the_behavior_of_translators]]. +[[open_issues/trust_the_behavior_of_translators]]. # Existing Translators diff --git a/open_issues/nightly_builds.mdwn b/open_issues/nightly_builds.mdwn index 6eef7d19..b1097dc1 100644 --- a/open_issues/nightly_builds.mdwn +++ b/open_issues/nightly_builds.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, +Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ automatic [[unit_testing]] on them. Resources: + * [[hurd/running/NixOS]] + * [[toolchain/cross-gnu]] * [[Debian_Cross_Toolchain]] |