From fb586e8b01c17ba7a470f69b29d64616c9335051 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tannevaled Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 15:54:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] new(gnu.org/gcc/v8): GCC 8 for legacy C++ projects MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Many projects vendoring older C++ libraries (RocksDB 6.3.x in cubefs, InnoDB in MySQL 5.7, pre-C++17 codebases) hit gcc 12+'s stricter copy-ctor / atomic / std::pair-construction rules. They compile cleanly with gcc 8 (last default-C++14 major) but couldn't build in pantry without a 8.x bottle — pkgx CLI returns "ResolveError" on `gnu.org/gcc^8`. This recipe is a thin pin to the 8.x line, parallel to the main gnu.org/gcc recipe. Linux only — darwin's old-SDK situation makes gcc 8 hard to bring up there, and llvm.org clang covers legacy on darwin anyway. Enables follow-up: cubefs.io (#13050) and mysql.com/v5_7 (#13062) can pin `gnu.org/gcc/v8: '*'` to compile their vendored old C++. --- projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 97 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml diff --git a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..246b0e36e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +# GCC 8 — legacy version for old-vendored-C++ projects. +# +# Many projects vendoring older C++ libraries (RocksDB 6.3.x, old +# MySQL 5.7, old InnoDB, pre-C++17 codebases generally) hit the +# stricter copy-ctor / atomic / pair-construction rules introduced +# in gcc 12+ libstdc++. They compile cleanly with gcc 8 which was +# the last major to default to C++14 / gnu++14 ABI. +# +# Companion to gnu.org/gcc (latest) for cubefs.io, mysql.com/v5_7, +# and other from-source recipes that can't easily be patched to +# modern C++. + +distributable: + url: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-{{ version.raw }}/gcc-{{ version.raw }}.tar.xz + strip-components: 1 + +versions: + github: gcc-mirror/gcc/tags + strip: /^releases\/gcc-/ + # Pin to the 8.x line — drop everything else. + ignore: + - /^[0-79]\./ + - /^9\./ + - /^[1-9][0-9]/ + +# Linux only. Darwin's old SDK situation makes gcc 8 hard to bring +# up — users on darwin needing legacy C++ are better off with clang +# from llvm.org which has its own legacy mode. +platforms: + - linux/x86-64 + - linux/aarch64 + +dependencies: + gnu.org/binutils: '*' + gnu.org/gmp: ~6 + gnu.org/mpfr: ~4 + gnu.org/mpc: ~1 + zlib.net: ^1.3 + +build: + dependencies: + linux: + gnu.org/gcc: '*' # bootstrap with current gcc + gnu.org/make: '*' + perl.org: '*' + gnu.org/patch: '*' + curl.se: '*' + github.com/westes/flex: '*' + + working-directory: build + script: + - ARGS=($ARGS --with-pkgversion="pkgx GCC {{version}}") + - ../configure "${ARGS[@]}" + - make --jobs {{ hw.concurrency }} + - make install + + # gcc symlinks expected by some build systems + - run: | + cd "{{prefix}}/bin" + ln -sf gcc cc + ln -sf ../../../binutils/v*/bin/ar ar + ln -sf ../../../binutils/v*/bin/nm nm + ln -sf ../../../binutils/v*/bin/ranlib ranlib + + env: + ARGS: + - --prefix={{ prefix }} + - --libdir={{ prefix }}/lib + - --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran + - --disable-bootstrap + - --disable-nls + - --disable-multilib + - --with-system-zlib + - --with-bugurl=https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/issues + linux/x86-64: + LDFLAGS: -fPIC + CFLAGS: -fPIC + CXXFLAGS: -fPIC + +test: + - gcc --version | grep -q "pkgx GCC {{version}}" + - gcc -dumpversion | grep -q "^8\." + +provides: + - bin/ar + - bin/cc + - bin/c++ + - bin/cpp + - bin/g++ + - bin/gcc + - bin/gcc-ar + - bin/gcc-nm + - bin/gcc-ranlib + - bin/gcov + - bin/gfortran + - bin/nm + - bin/ranlib From 2e43d7671aa630c9dba37cc6f9c7b1c2f9e89ead Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tannevaled Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:17:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix(gcc/v8): use ../../../../binutils path (v8 subdir is 1 deeper) --- projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml index 246b0e36e0..0c6d3aff19 100644 --- a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml +++ b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml @@ -54,13 +54,15 @@ build: - make --jobs {{ hw.concurrency }} - make install - # gcc symlinks expected by some build systems + # gcc symlinks expected by some build systems. This recipe lives + # one level deeper than the main gnu.org/gcc (v8 subdir), so the + # relative path to binutils needs `../../../../` (4 levels). - run: | cd "{{prefix}}/bin" ln -sf gcc cc - ln -sf ../../../binutils/v*/bin/ar ar - ln -sf ../../../binutils/v*/bin/nm nm - ln -sf ../../../binutils/v*/bin/ranlib ranlib + ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v*/bin/ar ar + ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v*/bin/nm nm + ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v*/bin/ranlib ranlib env: ARGS: From 18722cbb796557ddff3300f0f2fffd36c799f661 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tannevaled Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:28:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] =?UTF-8?q?fix(gcc/v8):=20escape=20glob=20in=20ln=20ta?= =?UTF-8?q?rget=20(multi-match=20expands=20=E2=86=92=20ln=20treats=20as=20?= =?UTF-8?q?dest=20dir)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml index 0c6d3aff19..6854d51a15 100644 --- a/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml +++ b/projects/gnu.org/gcc/v8/package.yml @@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ build: - run: | cd "{{prefix}}/bin" ln -sf gcc cc - ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v*/bin/ar ar - ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v*/bin/nm nm - ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v*/bin/ranlib ranlib + ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v\*/bin/ar ar + ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v\*/bin/nm nm + ln -sf ../../../../binutils/v\*/bin/ranlib ranlib env: ARGS: