Fossil SCM

Added build instructions for cross-compiling Fossil for Android from Linux, adapted from [https://fossil-scm.org/forum/forumpost/e0e9de4a7e | forumpost/e0e9de4a7e].

stephan 2020-03-27 15:15 trunk
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</code></pre>
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Note the IDs of the images named <tt>fossil_static</tt> and <tt>alpine</tt>, then:
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<pre><code>docker image rm THE_FOSSIL_ID THE_ALPINE_ID</code></pre>
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+<h2>6.0 Building on/for Android</h2>
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+<h3>6.1 Cross-compiling from Linux</h3>
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+The following instructions for building Fossil for Andoid,
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+without requiring a rooted OS, are adapted from
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+[https://fossil-scm.org/forum/forumpost/e0e9de4a7e | forumpost/e0e9de4a7e].
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+On the development machine, from the fossil source tree:
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+<pre><code>export CC=$NDK_PATH/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/armv7a-linux-androideabi21-clang
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+./configure --with-openssl=none
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+make
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+</code></pre>
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+On the Android device, enable the <em>USB debugging</em> option from
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+Developer menu in Device Options. Connect the device to the development
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+system with USB. If it's configured and connected properly,
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+the device should show up in the output of <code>adb devices</code>:
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+<pre><code>sudo adb devices
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+</code></pre>
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+Copy the resulting fossil binary onto the device...
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+<pre><code>sudo adb push fossil /data/local/tmp
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+</code></pre>
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+And run it from an <code>adb</code> shell:
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+<pre><code>sudo adb shell
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+&gt; cd /data/local/tmp
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+# Fossil requires a HOME directory to work with:
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+&gt; export HOME=$PWD
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+&gt; export PATH=$PWD:$PATH
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+&gt; fossil version
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+This is fossil version 2.11 &#91;e5653a4ceb] 2020-03-26 18:54:02 UTC
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+</code></pre>
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+The output might, or might not, include warnings such as:
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+<pre><code>WARNING: linker: ./fossil: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffef5 arg 0x1464
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+WARNING: linker: ./fossil: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffffe arg 0x1ba8
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+WARNING: linker: ./fossil: unused DT entry: type 0x6fffffff arg 0x2
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+</code></pre>
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+The source of such warnings is not 100% certain.
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+Some information about these (reportedly harmless) warnings can
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+be found
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+[https://stackoverflow.com/a/41900551 | on this StackOverflow post].
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310 </code></pre>
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312 Note the IDs of the images named <tt>fossil_static</tt> and <tt>alpine</tt>, then:
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314 <pre><code>docker image rm THE_FOSSIL_ID THE_ALPINE_ID</code></pre>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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310 </code></pre>
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312 Note the IDs of the images named <tt>fossil_static</tt> and <tt>alpine</tt>, then:
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314 <pre><code>docker image rm THE_FOSSIL_ID THE_ALPINE_ID</code></pre>
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317 <h2>6.0 Building on/for Android</h2>
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319 <h3>6.1 Cross-compiling from Linux</h3>
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321 The following instructions for building Fossil for Andoid,
322 without requiring a rooted OS, are adapted from
323 [https://fossil-scm.org/forum/forumpost/e0e9de4a7e | forumpost/e0e9de4a7e].
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325 On the development machine, from the fossil source tree:
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327 <pre><code>export CC=$NDK_PATH/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/armv7a-linux-androideabi21-clang
328 ./configure --with-openssl=none
329 make
330 </code></pre>
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333 On the Android device, enable the <em>USB debugging</em> option from
334 Developer menu in Device Options. Connect the device to the development
335 system with USB. If it's configured and connected properly,
336 the device should show up in the output of <code>adb devices</code>:
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338 <pre><code>sudo adb devices
339 </code></pre>
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341 Copy the resulting fossil binary onto the device...
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343 <pre><code>sudo adb push fossil /data/local/tmp
344 </code></pre>
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346 And run it from an <code>adb</code> shell:
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348 <pre><code>sudo adb shell
349 &gt; cd /data/local/tmp
350 # Fossil requires a HOME directory to work with:
351 &gt; export HOME=$PWD
352 &gt; export PATH=$PWD:$PATH
353 &gt; fossil version
354 This is fossil version 2.11 &#91;e5653a4ceb] 2020-03-26 18:54:02 UTC
355 </code></pre>
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357 The output might, or might not, include warnings such as:
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359 <pre><code>WARNING: linker: ./fossil: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffef5 arg 0x1464
360 WARNING: linker: ./fossil: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffffe arg 0x1ba8
361 WARNING: linker: ./fossil: unused DT entry: type 0x6fffffff arg 0x2
362 </code></pre>
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364 The source of such warnings is not 100% certain.
365 Some information about these (reportedly harmless) warnings can
366 be found
367 [https://stackoverflow.com/a/41900551 | on this StackOverflow post].
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