[Pkg-javascript-devel] help to port nodejs to Debian riscv

[Jérémy Lal]

On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 9:20 AM vimer <tsu.yubo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 09:00:10AM +0100, Jérémy Lal wrote:
> >   On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 8:56 AM Yadd <[1]yadd at debian.org> wrote:
> >
> >     On 10/03/2022 08:19, vimer wrote:
> >     > Hi,
> >     > According to [2]https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/2876, The
> >     nodejs
> >     > upstream seems have supported riscv64. I want to help port it to
> >     Debian
> >     > riscv
> >     > if possible.
> >     >
> >     > But I want to know workflow about porting.
> >     >
> >     > The nodejs released in Debian Bulleye sid is 12.22.9~dfsg-1, But
> >     nodejs
> >     > upstream version upon 16 or 17 can support riscv64. So, the
> >     question is:
> >     >
> >     > Need I gpb import nodejs-16 or 17 in current
> >     > [3]https://salsa.debian.org/js-team/nodejs.git
> >     > or gpb import nodejs latest version from upstream?
> >     Hi,
> >     don't do that, updating nodejs requires a lot of job and node-16
> >     requires a newer libicu.
> >
> >   Indeed,
> >   You will want to use nodejs 16 from the master-16.x branch.
> >   (it is a gbp layout with master-16.x / upstream-16.x/pristine-tar
> >   branches)
> >   From that point, i suggest you setup a riscv64 vm and try to
> >   git-buildpackage node 16 in it.
> >   You will probably need to use the "build profiles" documented
> >   in debian/README.source.
> >   Also later today i'll push latest 16.x upstream release in that branch.
> >   Feel free to ask more questions.
> >   Jérémy
> Ok, will do. Thanks all,
> BR,
> vimer
>

node 16.14.0 is available on master-16.x branch.
Doing a local build right now.
The documentation generator prints some errors, nothing to be alarmed of.
This is the command i'm using for the build:
sbuild -d experimental '--extra-repository=deb http://deb.debian.org/debian
experimental main' --build-dep-resolver=aspcud

Jérémy
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