Linux / ARM?

Using Swift
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Is a Linux / ARM port on the horizon? I'm interested in using Swift with Rasberry Pi

- David

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We don't have resources to develop the port ourselves, but Swift ports
to non-x86 architectures are most welcome!

Dmitri

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On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 3:50 PM, David Abraham <sirdavidabraham@gmail.com> wrote:

Is a Linux / ARM port on the horizon? I'm interested in using Swift with Rasberry Pi

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main(i,j){for(i=2;;i++){for(j=2;j<i;j++){if(!(i%j)){j=0;break;}}if
(j){printf("%d\n",i);}}} /*Dmitri Gribenko <gribozavr@gmail.com>*/

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Any pointers or existing docs to look at regarding bringup against new
architectures?

I'm definitely interested in Linux-ARM as a target as well (cross-compiled
more interesting than self-hosted).

I'd hope, given it's based on LLVM and targets IOS-ARM, that this would not
be a horribly complex thing to attempt.

Brian

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On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Dmitri Gribenko <gribozavr@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 3:50 PM, David Abraham <sirdavidabraham@gmail.com> > wrote:
>
> Is a Linux / ARM port on the horizon? I'm interested in using Swift
with Rasberry Pi

We don't have resources to develop the port ourselves, but Swift ports
to non-x86 architectures are most welcome!

4

>
> Is a Linux / ARM port on the horizon? I'm interested in using Swift with
> Rasberry Pi

We don't have resources to develop the port ourselves, but Swift ports
to non-x86 architectures are most welcome!

Any pointers or existing docs to look at regarding bringup against new
architectures?

I'd attack this problem in this order:

* Make C++ pieces build, while not breaking existing platforms:

** Make build-script-impl invoke cmake on your platform.

** Make the required cmake changes (hopefully close to none).

** Make the C++ compiler code build with your C++ compiler and standard library.

** Implement the necessary plumbing for running tests, remotely on the
target device, if you are cross-compiling.

* Checkpoint: make ./validation-test/stdlib/MicroStdlib.swift test pass.

* Make the standard library build:

** Make the runtime build.

** Make the core standard library and StdlibUnittest build.

* XFAIL all failing tests for your platform.

* Make validation-test/stdlib/StdlibUnittest* tests pass. This will
likely involve fixing a few portability issues in the library and the
runtime.

* Make the rest of the tests pass incrementally.

I'm definitely interested in Linux-ARM as a target as well (cross-compiled
more interesting than self-hosted).

Do you mean building a cross-compiler, or cross-compiling the swift
compiler for ARM?

I'd hope, given it's based on LLVM and targets IOS-ARM, that this would not
be a horribly complex thing to attempt.

Since it is an ELF platform, and running Linux, I don't expect major issues.

Dmitri

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On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Brian Swetland <swetland@frotz.net> wrote:

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Dmitri Gribenko <gribozavr@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 3:50 PM, David Abraham <sirdavidabraham@gmail.com> >> wrote:

--
main(i,j){for(i=2;;i++){for(j=2;j<i;j++){if(!(i%j)){j=0;break;}}if
(j){printf("%d\n",i);}}} /*Dmitri Gribenko <gribozavr@gmail.com>*/

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I meant building a cross-compiler (host linux-x86-64, target linux-arm).

Thanks for the suggested plan of attack!

Brian

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On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 8:03 PM, Dmitri Gribenko <gribozavr@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Brian Swetland <swetland@frotz.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Dmitri Gribenko <gribozavr@gmail.com> > wrote:
>>
>> We don't have resources to develop the port ourselves, but Swift ports
>> to non-x86 architectures are most welcome!
>
> Any pointers or existing docs to look at regarding bringup against new
> architectures?

I'd attack this problem in this order:

...

> I'm definitely interested in Linux-ARM as a target as well
(cross-compiled
> more interesting than self-hosted).

Do you mean building a cross-compiler, or cross-compiling the swift
compiler for ARM?

> I'd hope, given it's based on LLVM and targets IOS-ARM, that this would
not
> be a horribly complex thing to attempt.

Since it is an ELF platform, and running Linux, I don't expect major
issues.

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Sounds awesome!!

-David

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On Dec 3, 2015, at 11:36 PM, Brian Swetland <swetland@frotz.net> wrote:

I meant building a cross-compiler (host linux-x86-64, target linux-arm).

Thanks for the suggested plan of attack!

Brian