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Issue 12568011: Update XZ Utils to 5.0.4 (third_party) (Closed) Base URL: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/deps/third_party/xz/
Patch Set: Created 7 years, 9 months ago
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2 XZ Utils Installation 2 XZ Utils Installation
3 ===================== 3 =====================
4 4
5 0. Preface 5 0. Preface
6 1. Supported platforms 6 1. Supported platforms
7 1.1. Compilers 7 1.1. Compilers
8 1.2. Platform-specific notes 8 1.2. Platform-specific notes
9 1.2.1. IRIX 9 1.2.1. AIX
10 1.2.2. MINIX 3 10 1.2.2. IRIX
11 1.2.3. OpenVMS 11 1.2.3. MINIX 3
12 1.2.4. Solaris, OpenSolaris, and derivatives 12 1.2.4. OpenVMS
13 1.2.5. Tru64 13 1.2.5. Solaris, OpenSolaris, and derivatives
14 1.2.6. Windows 14 1.2.6. Tru64
15 1.2.7. DOS 15 1.2.7. Windows
16 1.2.8. DOS
16 1.3. Adding support for new platforms 17 1.3. Adding support for new platforms
17 2. configure options 18 2. configure options
18 2.1. Static vs. dynamic linking of liblzma 19 2.1. Static vs. dynamic linking of liblzma
19 2.2. Optimizing xzdec and lzmadec 20 2.2. Optimizing xzdec and lzmadec
20 3. xzgrep and other scripts 21 3. xzgrep and other scripts
21 3.1. Dependencies 22 3.1. Dependencies
22 3.2. PATH 23 3.2. PATH
23 4. Troubleshooting 24 4. Troubleshooting
24 4.1. "No C99 compiler was found." 25 4.1. "No C99 compiler was found."
25 4.2. "No POSIX conforming shell (sh) was found." 26 4.2. "No POSIX conforming shell (sh) was found."
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56 C99 features used in XZ Utils source code, thus GCC 2 won't compile 57 C99 features used in XZ Utils source code, thus GCC 2 won't compile
57 XZ Utils. 58 XZ Utils.
58 59
59 XZ Utils takes advantage of some GNU C extensions when building 60 XZ Utils takes advantage of some GNU C extensions when building
60 with GCC. Because these extensions are used only when building 61 with GCC. Because these extensions are used only when building
61 with GCC, it should be possible to use any C99 compiler. 62 with GCC, it should be possible to use any C99 compiler.
62 63
63 64
64 1.2. Platform-specific notes 65 1.2. Platform-specific notes
65 66
66 1.2.1. IRIX 67 1.2.1. AIX
68
69 If you use IBM XL C compiler, pass CC=xlc_r to configure. If
70 you use CC=xlc instead, you must disable threading support
71 with --disable-threads (usually not recommended).
72
73
74 1.2.2. IRIX
67 75
68 MIPSpro 7.4.4m has been reported to produce broken code if using 76 MIPSpro 7.4.4m has been reported to produce broken code if using
69 the -O2 optimization flag ("make check" fails). Using -O1 should 77 the -O2 optimization flag ("make check" fails). Using -O1 should
70 work. 78 work.
71 79
72 A problem has been reported when using shared liblzma. Passing 80 A problem has been reported when using shared liblzma. Passing
73 --disable-shared to configure works around this. Alternatively, 81 --disable-shared to configure works around this. Alternatively,
74 putting "-64" to CFLAGS to build a 64-bit version might help too. 82 putting "-64" to CFLAGS to build a 64-bit version might help too.
75 83
76 84
77 1.2.2. MINIX 3 85 1.2.3. MINIX 3
78 86
79 The default install of MINIX 3 includes Amsterdam Compiler Kit (ACK), 87 The default install of MINIX 3 includes Amsterdam Compiler Kit (ACK),
80 which doesn't support C99. Install GCC to compile XZ Utils. 88 which doesn't support C99. Install GCC to compile XZ Utils.
81 89
82 MINIX 3.1.8 (and possibly some other versions too) has bugs in 90 MINIX 3.1.8 and older have bugs in /usr/include/stdint.h, which has
83 /usr/include/stdint.h, which has to be patched before XZ Utils 91 to be patched before XZ Utils can be compiled correctly. See
84 can be compiled correctly. See
85 <http://gforge.cs.vu.nl/gf/project/minix/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tra cker_item_id=537>. 92 <http://gforge.cs.vu.nl/gf/project/minix/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tra cker_item_id=537>.
86 93
94 MINIX 3.2.0 and later use a different libc and aren't affected by
95 the above bug.
96
87 XZ Utils doesn't have code to detect the amount of physical RAM and 97 XZ Utils doesn't have code to detect the amount of physical RAM and
88 number of CPU cores on MINIX 3. 98 number of CPU cores on MINIX 3.
89 99
90 See section 4.4 in this file about symbol visibility warnings (you 100 See section 4.4 in this file about symbol visibility warnings (you
91 may want to pass gl_cv_cc_visibility=no to configure). 101 may want to pass gl_cv_cc_visibility=no to configure).
92 102
93 103
94 1.2.3. OpenVMS 104 1.2.4. OpenVMS
95 105
96 XZ Utils can be built for OpenVMS, but the build system files 106 XZ Utils can be built for OpenVMS, but the build system files
97 are not included in the XZ Utils source package. The required 107 are not included in the XZ Utils source package. The required
98 OpenVMS-specific files are maintained by Jouk Jansen and can be 108 OpenVMS-specific files are maintained by Jouk Jansen and can be
99 downloaded here: 109 downloaded here:
100 110
101 http://nchrem.tnw.tudelft.nl/openvms/software2.html#xzutils 111 http://nchrem.tnw.tudelft.nl/openvms/software2.html#xzutils
102 112
103 113
104 1.2.4. Solaris, OpenSolaris, and derivatives 114 1.2.5. Solaris, OpenSolaris, and derivatives
105 115
106 The following linker error has been reported on some x86 systems: 116 The following linker error has been reported on some x86 systems:
107 117
108 ld: fatal: relocation error: R_386_GOTOFF: ... 118 ld: fatal: relocation error: R_386_GOTOFF: ...
109 119
110 This can be worked around by passing gl_cv_cc_visibility=no 120 This can be worked around by passing gl_cv_cc_visibility=no
111 as an argument to the configure script. 121 as an argument to the configure script.
112 122
113 123
114 1.2.5. Tru64 124 1.2.6. Tru64
115 125
116 If you try to use the native C compiler on Tru64 (passing CC=cc to 126 If you try to use the native C compiler on Tru64 (passing CC=cc to
117 configure), you may need the workaround mention in section 4.1 in 127 configure), you may need the workaround mention in section 4.1 in
118 this file (pass also ac_cv_prog_cc_c99= to configure). 128 this file (pass also ac_cv_prog_cc_c99= to configure).
119 129
120 130
121 1.2.6. Windows 131 1.2.7. Windows
122 132
123 Building XZ Utils on Windows is supported under MinGW + MSYS, 133 Building XZ Utils on Windows is supported under MinGW + MSYS,
124 MinGW-w64 + MSYS, and Cygwin. There is windows/build.bash to 134 MinGW-w64 + MSYS, and Cygwin. There is windows/build.bash to
125 ease packaging XZ Utils with MinGW(-w64) + MSYS into a 135 ease packaging XZ Utils with MinGW(-w64) + MSYS into a
126 redistributable .zip or .7z file. See windows/INSTALL-Windows.txt 136 redistributable .zip or .7z file. See windows/INSTALL-Windows.txt
127 for more information. 137 for more information.
128 138
129 It might be possible to build liblzma with a non-GNU toolchain too, 139 It might be possible to build liblzma with a non-GNU toolchain too,
130 but that will probably require writing a separate makefile. Building 140 but that will probably require writing a separate makefile. Building
131 the command line tools with non-GNU toolchains will be harder than 141 the command line tools with non-GNU toolchains will be harder than
132 building only liblzma. 142 building only liblzma.
133 143
134 Even if liblzma is built with MinGW, the resulting DLL or static 144 Even if liblzma is built with MinGW, the resulting DLL or static
135 library can be used by other compilers and linkers, including MSVC. 145 library can be used by other compilers and linkers, including MSVC.
136 Thus, it shouldn't be a problem to use MinGW to build liblzma even 146 Thus, it shouldn't be a problem to use MinGW to build liblzma even
137 if you cannot use MinGW to build the rest of your project. See 147 if you cannot use MinGW to build the rest of your project. See
138 windows/README-Windows.txt for details. 148 windows/README-Windows.txt for details.
139 149
140 150
141 1.2.7. DOS 151 1.2.8. DOS
142 152
143 There is an experimental Makefile in the "dos" directory to build 153 There is an experimental Makefile in the "dos" directory to build
144 XZ Utils on DOS using DJGPP. Support for long file names (LFN) is 154 XZ Utils on DOS using DJGPP. Support for long file names (LFN) is
145 needed. See dos/README for more information. 155 needed. See dos/README for more information.
146 156
147 GNU Autotools based build hasn't been tried on DOS. If you try, I 157 GNU Autotools based build hasn't been tried on DOS. If you try, I
148 would like to hear if it worked. 158 would like to hear if it worked.
149 159
150 160
151 1.3. Adding support for new platforms 161 1.3. Adding support for new platforms
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446 456
447 On some systems where symbol visibility isn't supported, GCC may 457 On some systems where symbol visibility isn't supported, GCC may
448 still accept the visibility options and attributes, which will make 458 still accept the visibility options and attributes, which will make
449 configure think that visibility is supported. This will result in 459 configure think that visibility is supported. This will result in
450 many compiler warnings. You can avoid the warnings by forcing the 460 many compiler warnings. You can avoid the warnings by forcing the
451 visibility support off by passing gl_cv_cc_visibility=no as an 461 visibility support off by passing gl_cv_cc_visibility=no as an
452 argument to the configure script. This has no effect on the 462 argument to the configure script. This has no effect on the
453 resulting binaries, but fewer warnings looks nicer and may allow 463 resulting binaries, but fewer warnings looks nicer and may allow
454 using --enable-werror. 464 using --enable-werror.
455 465
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