[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#891799: openssl1.0: Please add support for new architecture "riscv64" (RISC-V 64 bits little-endian)

[Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo]

2018-03-26 21:01 GMT+02:00 Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian at breakpoint.cc>:
> On 2018-02-28 23:38:44 [+0100], Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo wrote:
>> Hello,
> Hi,
>
>> We need support in this package for RISC-V, to bootstrap the riscv64
>> architecture.
>
> Please be aware that we plan to get rid of this.

Yep, but there are still more than a hundred dependencies, incl.
important things like openssh and curl...


>> I am attaching a patch that allowed me to cross-compile the package.  I am not
>> completely sure if all of the options are the most correct or the best choice
>> (more optimised), for example I used DES_RISC2 because the MIPS family uses
>> those and it's probably the closest to RISC-V, so it's my best-guess.  But if
>> you spot something fishy, please tell.
>
> for the reason above I would care too much about this package on your
> side. Make sure the test suite passes and you should be good.

True.  Yeah, the test suite ran fine :)


>> It would be great if you could include these changes and release a new version
>> for unstable.
>
> There should be a new upstream version this week. This change should be
> part of it.

Great timing, we just added the arch to debian-ports, so maybe we
don't even need to upload to "unreleased".


>> If we can do something to speed-up this process, please let me/us know.
>
> I do accept a bribe.

:)

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Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo <manuel.montezelo at gmail.com>