[debian-mysql] Bug#1053487: Any hppa porters interested in getting MariaDB working?

[Soumyajyotii Ssarkar]

Hey Otto,
I am actually currently working on it.
I was last able to produce this error which I am currently trying to fix
with mariadb codebase, but I think its progress perhaps?

*# ERROR LOG 1 (initially I faced this):*
Server version: 11.8.5-MariaDB-4 from Debian source revision:
2bb18a8cf1170b7c506b9c57640d8798a3b74298
The information page at
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/how-to-produce-a-full-stack-trace-for-mariadbd/
contains instructions to obtain a better version of the backtrace below.
Following these instructions will help MariaDB developers provide a fix
quicker.
Attempting backtrace. Include this in the bug report.
(note: Retrieving this information may fail)
Thread pointer: 0x0
stack_bottom = 0x0 thread_stack 0x49000
/home/soumyajyotii/build/mariadb-server/builddir/sql/mariadbd(my_print_stacktrace-0x36cf6292)
[0x421a4dac]
Writing a core file...
Working directory at
/home/soumyajyotii/build/mariadb-server/builddir/mysql-test/var/install.db
Resource Limits (excludes unlimited resources):
Limit                     Soft Limit           Hard Limit           Units
Max stack size            8388608              unlimited            bytes
Max processes             257230               257230
processes
Max open files            1024                 1024                 files
Max locked memory         8388608              8388608              bytes
Max pending signals       257230               257230               signals
Max msgqueue size         819200               819200               bytes
Max nice priority         0                    0
Max realtime priority     0                    0
Core pattern: core
Kernel version: Linux version 6.12.57+deb13-amd64 (
debian-kernel at lists.debian.org) (x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-14 (Debian 14.2.0-19)
14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC
Debian 6.12.57-1 (2025-11-05)
make[1]: *** [debian/rules:162: override_dh_auto_test] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/soumyajyotii/build/mariadb-server'
make: *** [debian/rules:253: binary] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary subprocess failed with exit
status 2



Currently the build is failing at the CMake *configure* stage because
MariaDB still expects a required core dependency to be present, even after
all related optional features have been explicitly disabled.

So I am trying to figure it out and fix it.

Your advice and guidance would be appreciated on how I could work more
closely with the MariaDB Community for the porting.

Thank you,
Soumyajyotii Ssarkar.

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM Otto Kekäläinen <otto at debian.org> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> In December many expressed interest in porting MariaDB to hppa, but I
> didn't notice any comments on any of the bug report or MR or any other
> follow-up, so I guess perhaps people didn't have time for this after
> all..?
>
>
> > >>>> I am happy to take your patches, do additional testing and do
> uploads.
> > >>>> Unfortunately I can't do the actual port fixing myself as there is
> too
> > >>>> much work and the domain is something I am not strong in. My attempt
> > >>>> at fixes at
> https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/merge_requests/146
> > >>>> did get some progress, so if you want to take on this challenge, you
> > >>>> don't need to start from zero.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I also have good experiences of getting upstream to accept porting
> > >>>> related patches (e.g. https://github.com/MariaDB/server/pull/4480)
> so
> > >>>> if you fix this in Debian and submit patches upstream, you most
> likely
> > >>>> will get those fixes into MariaDB permanently for all users
> globally.
> > >>>
> > >>> The first step should be disabling Java support on hppa. Since
> OpenJDK currently
> > >>> does not support hppa due to the stack growing from upwards, any
> packages that
> > >>> make use of Java won't work on hppa.
> > >>>
> > >>> There is some work-in-progress port for OpenJDK on hppa that I
> worked on some
> > >>> years ago but I never finished the actual work. It might be a good
> idea to
> > >>> complete that work in the future though.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Sure, sounds like a great place to start? I will try to get it setup
> and disable the java functionality first, perhaps to try and get it running.
> > >
> > > Please start by reading the
> > >
> https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/merge_requests/146
> > > I mentioned in my original email, and the notes and comments in it. It
> > > will help you avoid doing things I already did, and there are also
> > > commands linked you can just copy-paste to get the build and test
> > > suite going on a porter box (or anywhere).
> > >
> > > Thanks for taking a stab at making this package build and pass tests
> in hppa!
> > >
>
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