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Mathieu Benoit 5418dace22 [FIX] p11-kit: the error named glib, and glib was not the subject
meson.build:65:18: ERROR: Dependency "glib-2.0" not found

This was nearly a sub-project. glib2 is not in this port and adding it is not one
package: Arch glib2 wants gobject-introspection, which itself needs glib2 -- a
cycle to bootstrap -- plus libsysprof-capture, dconf and gi-docgen.

Reading where the requirement comes from changed the answer entirely. The file is
doc/manual/meson.build and the line is

  glib_prefix = dependency("glib-2.0").get_variable(pkgconfig : "prefix")

glib is consulted to find where gtk-doc keeps its cross-reference files. It is
not linked, not called, and no p11-kit code touches it. -D gtk_doc=false drops
the subdirectory and the dependency with it. Six lines of context replaced
several packages and a dependency cycle.

--- FR ---

  meson.build:65:18: ERROR: Dependency "glib-2.0" not found

C etait presque un sous-projet. glib2 n est pas dans ce portage et l ajouter n est
pas un paquet : le glib2 d Arch veut gobject-introspection, qui depend lui-meme de
glib2 -- un cycle a amorcer -- plus libsysprof-capture, dconf et gi-docgen.

Lire d ou vient reellement l exigence a change la reponse. Le fichier est
doc/manual/meson.build et la ligne est

  glib_prefix = dependency("glib-2.0").get_variable(pkgconfig : "prefix")

glib est consulte pour trouver ou gtk-doc range ses references croisees. Il n est
ni lie, ni appele, et aucun code de p11-kit ne le touche. -D gtk_doc=false
supprime le sous-repertoire et la dependance avec lui. Six lignes de contexte ont
remplace plusieurs paquets et un cycle de dependances.

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Arch Linux s390x

A port of Arch Linux to IBM s390x mainframe architecture with systemd support.

Boots a full Arch Linux system on IBM mainframes (or QEMU s390x emulation) using a hybrid build: cross-compilation for the kernel, native s390x compilation on z/VM for userspace.

Quick Start

make container        # build dev container (first time)
cp .env.example .env  # configure z/VM access
make all              # build kernel + initramfs + systemd
make test-systemd     # boot it

What Works

  • Arch Linux kernel 6.18.6-arch1 with Arch patches, cross-compiled
  • Initramfs via modified mkinitcpio
  • Static busybox built natively on z/VM, 2.3MB
  • Root filesystem with ext4, switch_root to real rootfs
  • Systemd as PID 1

Pacman, bash, and GNU coreutils are not yet ported.

Build System

The build uses two tiers:

Cross-compilation (x86_64 host): Kernel is built in a Fedora 43 container with s390x-linux-gnu-gcc. Initramfs is generated with a patched mkinitcpio that handles cross-architecture binary injection.

Native compilation (s390x z/VM): Busybox and systemd must be built on real s390x hardware. The z/VM system runs RHEL 9.6 with GCC 11.5.0. Scripts handle SSH deployment and retrieval automatically via .env configuration.