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Mathieu Benoit ddbf91108f [FIX] libdir: the Debian host hid the libraries from Arch
meson and cmake both ask the HOST where libraries go. On Ubuntu the
answer is lib/s390x-linux-gnu, so five packages already in the repository
ship theirs where Arch's ld.so and pkgconf never look. Measured:

  expat 12  lz4 6  pacman 6  pkgconf 6  zstd 12   entries

Nothing failed. util-linux is where it finally shouted, and even there
the rm was the first victim, not the cause.

pacman is the one that matters: libalpm.so.16 landed where pacman's own
binary cannot load it, and a target installed from that package has no
working package manager left to repair itself with.

arch-meson now states the libdir devtools has no need to state, and is
reinstalled on every run -- editing the copy here changed nothing while
/usr/local/bin held a stale one. Four packages call bare meson or cmake
and get their own hook. util-linux's old hook chased lib64, which never
existed here; it is deleted.

--- FR ---

meson et cmake demandent tous deux à l'HÔTE où vont les bibliothèques.
Sous Ubuntu la réponse est lib/s390x-linux-gnu : cinq paquets déjà dans
le dépôt livrent donc les leurs là où ld.so et pkgconf d'Arch ne
regarderont jamais. Mesuré :

  expat 12  lz4 6  pacman 6  pkgconf 6  zstd 12   entrées

Rien n'a échoué. util-linux est l'endroit où cela a fini par crier, et
même là le rm était la première victime, pas la cause.

pacman est celui qui compte : libalpm.so.16 atterrissait là où le binaire
de pacman ne peut pas la charger, et une cible installée depuis ce paquet
n'a plus de gestionnaire de paquets pour se réparer.

arch-meson énonce désormais le libdir que devtools n'a pas besoin
d'énoncer, et se réinstalle à chaque exécution : éditer la copie du dépôt
ne changeait rien tant que /usr/local/bin en gardait une périmée. Quatre
paquets appellent meson ou cmake nu et reçoivent leur crochet. L'ancien
crochet util-linux poursuivait un lib64 qui n'a jamais existé ici : il
est supprimé.

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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.