Web host: NearlyFreeSpeech.net (FreeBSD)

[maphew]

My web host of choice is https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/. Their OS is FreeBSD. Out of the box jsish does not run:

$ jsish
ELF binary type "0" not known.

From this thread it's probably because it needs to be compiled on freebsd (and maybe even on NFSN to fit their focussed environment). I created this thread to hang information on as I progress through learning how to compile jsish on/for freebsd. It's a discussion and not a bug because jsish makes no claim to work on BSD. It might be fast journey with full on face-to-wall splat, or a long meandering one through thorn thicket and swamp. Either way things will be learned.

[maphew]

Out of the gate we run into critical difference between GNU and FreeBSD make: very different equality operators (ref)

$ cd /home/private/src/jsi 
$ fossil open jsi.fossil 
$ make
make: "/home/private/src/jsi/Makefile" line 45: Missing dependency operator
make: "/home/private/src/jsi/Makefile" line 47: Need an operator
...etc. a hundred times
make: Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue

Fortunately NFSN has gmake installed so we don't have to try build that from a PKG. gmake starts off happy enough. There's a couple deprecated warnings (src/parser.y:9.1-12: warning: deprecated directive: ‘%pure-parser’, use ‘%define api.pure’ [-Wdeprecated]) but everything moves on. A couple non-fatal warnings:

src/jsiInterp.c:910:19: warning: result of comparison of unsigned enum expression < 0 is
      always false [-Wtautological-unsigned-enum-zero-compare]
            if (rc<0) {
...
src/jsiString.c:76:9: warning: variable 'argc' is used uninitialized whenever 'if'
      condition is false [-Wsometimes-uninitialized]
    if (spLen)

...but then there's a fatal:

cc -c -o src/jsiLoad.o src/jsiLoad.c -I. -Isrc -Wall -Wsign-compare -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized -DJSI__MAIN=1 -g -Og -O0 -Ilws/src/src -Isqlite/src -I/home/private/src/jsi/miniz -fpic  -DJSI__BASE64=1 -DJSI__CDATA=1 -DJSI__DEBUG=1 -DJSI__ENCRYPT=1 -DJSI__EVENT=1 -DJSI__FILESYS=1 -DJSI__INFO=1 -DJSI__LOAD=1 -DJSI__MATH=1 -DJSI__MD5=1 -DJSI__MINIZ=1 -DJSI__READLINE=1 -DJSI__SHA1=1 -DJSI__SHA256=1 -DJSI__SIGNAL=1 -DJSI__STUBS=1 -DJSI__THREADS=1 -DJSI__ZVFS=1 -DJSI__MEMDEBUG=0 -DJSI__REGEX=0 -DJSI__SANITIZE=0 -DJSI__SOCKET=1 -DJSI__SQLITE=1 -DJSI__WEBSOCKET=1 -DJSI__WEBSOCKET=1 -DJSI__SQLITE=1  -DJSI_PKG_DIRS=\""/home/private/src/jsi/lib,/usr/local/lib/jsi"\" -DJSI_CONF_ARGS=\"\"
src/jsiLoad.c:56:52: error: use of undeclared identifier 'ST_NOEXEC'
    if (statvfs(pathName, &vfs) == 0 && vfs.f_flag&ST_NOEXEC)
                                                   ^
1 error generated.
gmake: *** [Makefile:384: src/jsiLoad.o] Error 1

That's as far as I'm will to dig tonight.

[pcmacdon]

I just commited a fix to what looks like a FreeBSD build problem.

…

On Mon, 27 Sept 2021 at 21:18, matt wilkie ***@***.***> wrote: Out of the gate we run into critical difference between GNU and FreeBSD make: very different equality operators (ref <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45342191/the-make-on-freebsd-doesnt-support-ifdef-directives.> ) $ cd /home/private/src/jsi $ fossil open jsi.fossil $ make make: "/home/private/src/jsi/Makefile" line 45: Missing dependency operator make: "/home/private/src/jsi/Makefile" line 47: Need an operator ...etc. a hundred times make: Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue Fortunately NFSN has gmake installed so we don't have to try build *that* from a PKG. gmake starts off happy enough. There's a couple deprecated warnings (src/parser.y:9.1-12: warning: deprecated directive: ‘%pure-parser’, use ‘%define api.pure’ [-Wdeprecated]) but everything moves on. A couple non-fatal warnings: src/jsiInterp.c:910:19: warning: result of comparison of unsigned enum expression < 0 is always false [-Wtautological-unsigned-enum-zero-compare] if (rc<0) { ... src/jsiString.c:76:9: warning: variable 'argc' is used uninitialized whenever 'if' condition is false [-Wsometimes-uninitialized] if (spLen) ...but then there's a fatal: cc -c -o src/jsiLoad.o src/jsiLoad.c -I. -Isrc -Wall -Wsign-compare -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized -DJSI__MAIN=1 -g -Og -O0 -Ilws/src/src -Isqlite/src -I/home/private/src/jsi/miniz -fpic -DJSI__BASE64=1 -DJSI__CDATA=1 -DJSI__DEBUG=1 -DJSI__ENCRYPT=1 -DJSI__EVENT=1 -DJSI__FILESYS=1 -DJSI__INFO=1 -DJSI__LOAD=1 -DJSI__MATH=1 -DJSI__MD5=1 -DJSI__MINIZ=1 -DJSI__READLINE=1 -DJSI__SHA1=1 -DJSI__SHA256=1 -DJSI__SIGNAL=1 -DJSI__STUBS=1 -DJSI__THREADS=1 -DJSI__ZVFS=1 -DJSI__MEMDEBUG=0 -DJSI__REGEX=0 -DJSI__SANITIZE=0 -DJSI__SOCKET=1 -DJSI__SQLITE=1 -DJSI__WEBSOCKET=1 -DJSI__WEBSOCKET=1 -DJSI__SQLITE=1 -DJSI_PKG_DIRS=\""/home/private/src/jsi/lib,/usr/local/lib/jsi"\" -DJSI_CONF_ARGS=\"\" src/jsiLoad.c:56:52: error: use of undeclared identifier 'ST_NOEXEC' if (statvfs(pathName, &vfs) == 0 && vfs.f_flag&ST_NOEXEC) ^ 1 error generated. gmake: *** [Makefile:384: src/jsiLoad.o] Error 1 That's as far as I'm will to dig tonight. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#49 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AE3J7BQY6UHTO4QMKGPRMY3UEE6YXANCNFSM5E4LP5WQ> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

[maphew]

thank you! Sorry to report there's a new set:

[/home/private/src/jsi]$ fossil info
project-name: Jsi-3
repository:   /home/private/src/jsi/jsi.fossil
local-root:   /home/private/src/jsi/
config-db:    /home/private//.fossil
project-code: 0a16e8c2593bc95e684a48826ba7d9a0cdec4a21
checkout:     488beea5cb7f2df2d1ef4ed128684ef503004635 2021-09-28 15:26:59 UTC
parent:       82d568366a5ea599b30cbc3a5ad9a13b843b54e0 2021-09-16 02:18:52 UTC
tags:         trunk
comment:      FreeBSD build fix (user: pmacdona)
check-ins:    239
[/home/private/src/jsi]$ gmake > build.log 2>&1

build.log:

cc -c -o src/parser.o src/parser.c -I. -Isrc -Wall -Wsign-compare -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized -DJSI__MAIN=1 -g -Og -O0 -Ilws/src/src -Isqlite/src -I/home/private/src/jsi/miniz -fpic  -DJSI__BASE64=1 -DJSI__CDATA=1 -DJSI__DEBUG=1 -DJSI__ENCRYPT=1 -DJSI__EVENT=1 -DJSI__FILESYS=1 -DJSI__INFO=1 -DJSI__LOAD=1 -DJSI__MATH=1 -DJSI__MD5=1 -DJSI__MINIZ=1 -DJSI__READLINE=1 -DJSI__SHA1=1 -DJSI__SHA256=1 -DJSI__SIGNAL=1 -DJSI__STUBS=1 -DJSI__THREADS=1 -DJSI__ZVFS=1 -DJSI__MEMDEBUG=0 -DJSI__REGEX=0 -DJSI__SANITIZE=0 -DJSI__SOCKET=1 -DJSI__SQLITE=1 -DJSI__WEBSOCKET=1 -DJSI__WEBSOCKET=1 -DJSI__SQLITE=1  -DJSI_PKG_DIRS=\""/home/private/src/jsi/lib,/usr/local/lib/jsi"\" -DJSI_CONF_ARGS=\"\" 
src/parser.c:2546:12: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEMPTY'
  yychar = YYEMPTY; /* Cause a token to be read.  */
           ^
src/parser.c:2660:17: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEMPTY'
  if (yychar == YYEMPTY)
                ^
src/parser.c:2666:17: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEOF'; did you mean 'TYPEOF'?
  if (yychar <= YYEOF)
                ^~~~~
                TYPEOF
src/parser.h:125:5: note: 'TYPEOF' declared here
    TYPEOF = 335,
    ^
src/parser.c:2668:16: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEOF'; did you mean 'TYPEOF'?
      yychar = YYEOF;
               ^~~~~
               TYPEOF
src/parser.h:125:5: note: 'TYPEOF' declared here
    TYPEOF = 335,
    ^
src/parser.c:2672:22: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYerror'
  else if (yychar == YYerror)
                     ^
src/parser.c:2678:16: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYUNDEF'; did you mean 'UNDEF'?
      yychar = YYUNDEF;
               ^~~~~~~
               UNDEF
src/parser.h:74:5: note: 'UNDEF' declared here
    UNDEF = 284,
    ^
src/parser.c:2717:12: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEMPTY'
  yychar = YYEMPTY;
           ^
src/parser.c:4824:23: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEMPTY'
  yytoken = yychar == YYEMPTY ? YYSYMBOL_YYEMPTY : YYTRANSLATE (yychar);
                      ^
src/parser.c:4868:21: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEOF'; did you mean 'TYPEOF'?
      if (yychar <= YYEOF)
                    ^~~~~
                    TYPEOF
src/parser.h:125:5: note: 'TYPEOF' declared here
    TYPEOF = 335,
    ^
src/parser.c:4871:25: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEOF'; did you mean 'TYPEOF'?
          if (yychar == YYEOF)
                        ^~~~~
                        TYPEOF
src/parser.h:125:5: note: 'TYPEOF' declared here
    TYPEOF = 335,
    ^
src/parser.c:4878:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEMPTY'
          yychar = YYEMPTY;
                   ^
src/parser.c:4984:17: error: use of undeclared identifier 'YYEMPTY'
  if (yychar != YYEMPTY)
                ^
12 errors generated.
gmake: *** [Makefile:384: src/parser.o] Error 1

I followed with a cycle of gmake clean and gmake again. Same errors.
build.log

[pcmacdon]

Your first compile error on parser.c, which is generated, complains about undefined YYEMPTY. But on Ubuntu this file has the following in or about line 1530:

#define YYEMPTY         (-2)
#define YYEOF           0

I no longer have access to a FreeBSD so don't know why it no longer builds. It might be because I used to commit parser.c but stopped because it caused fossil to explode in size.

You are running head-first into issues which explains why most just use Ubuntu: to minimize basic and unexplainable build errors.

This is not to bad-mouth FreeBSD, but rather to point out that producing a development-capable distro is difficult, at best.

[maphew]

ok. Thank you for the amount of attention you've paid thus far. I'll kick the question of where I might host my stuff down the road and turn my focus back to building something that is worth hosting in the first place.