Xenial version missing

[Leandro Heck]

Hi, it is possible to add a ghdl version for Ubuntu Xenial (16.04)? Thank you.

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Hello and thanks for reporting this issue.

I looked at the publishing history for this package (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghdl/+publishinghistory) and found that it was removed from the Ubuntu archives quite some time ago. The package failed to build from source and depended on a library which was scheduled for removal, see bug 986096 for more details. It looks like it has also been removed from the Debian archive for similar reasons (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814147).

At this point, the package would likely need to be repackaged to get into Ubuntu (and then it would land in the current development version)

[Leandro Heck (leoheck)]

Hello Hans, thanks for the fast answer.

Ok, I built it from sources using its last release from github. I had to
install gnat-4.9. Could I help to make this package working? If yes, I
would like to get some pointers to be prepared for this task. Thank you.

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Leandro Sehnem Heck

On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Hans Joachim Desserud <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Hello and thanks for reporting this issue.
>
> I looked at the publishing history for this package
> (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghdl/+publishinghistory) and found
> that it was removed from the Ubuntu archives quite some time ago. The
> package failed to build from source and depended on a library which was
> scheduled for removal, see bug 986096 for more details. It looks like it
> has also been removed from the Debian archive for similar reasons
> (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814147).
>
> At this point, the package would likely need to be repackaged to get
> into Ubuntu (and then it would land in the current development version)
>
> ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #814147
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814147
>
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> Title:
> Xenial version missing
>
> Status in ghdl package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Hi, it is possible to add a ghdl version for Ubuntu Xenial (16.04)?
> Thank you.
>
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[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

>Ok, I built it from sources using its last release from github.

That's a great start. :)

>Could I help to make this package working?

Of course. :)

If you don't have prior experience with packaging, I would start looking at the Ubuntu packaging guide http://packaging.ubuntu.com/. Particularly the chapter which packages a small sample http://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/packaging-new-software.html which should give an overview of how things work.

Once you get that example working, you can start looking at how ghdl was packaged and work on upgrading it. Try to download the old ghdl package (the latest version before it was removed) and use the packaging information (the debian-folder) with the latest release. This sometimes require to patch the software or update the packaging information. For instance the list of dependencies will need to be updated with gnat-4.9 as you already mentioned, though there might be other changes.

With a working package, it can be submitted for inclusion in the Ubuntu archives.

[Leandro Heck (leoheck)]

Very good. Thank you for the detailed instructions. I will give it a try. :)

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Leandro Sehnem Heck

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 5:26 PM, Hans Joachim Desserud <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> >Ok, I built it from sources using its last release from github.
>
> That's a great start. :)
>
> >Could I help to make this package working?
>
> Of course. :)
>
> If you don't have prior experience with packaging, I would start looking
> at the Ubuntu packaging guide http://packaging.ubuntu.com/. Particularly
> the chapter which packages a small sample
> http://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/packaging-new-software.html which
> should give an overview of how things work.
>
> Once you get that example working, you can start looking at how ghdl was
> packaged and work on upgrading it. Try to download the old ghdl package
> (the latest version before it was removed) and use the packaging
> information (the debian-folder) with the latest release. This sometimes
> require to patch the software or update the packaging information. For
> instance the list of dependencies will need to be updated with gnat-4.9
> as you already mentioned, though there might be other changes.
>
> With a working package, it can be submitted for inclusion in the Ubuntu
> archives.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1606339
>
> Title:
> Xenial version missing
>
> Status in ghdl package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Hi, it is possible to add a ghdl version for Ubuntu Xenial (16.04)?
> Thank you.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghdl/+bug/1606339/+subscriptions
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[James McKay (teejaytiger)]

Just wondering if anyone has packaged ghdl with >= libgnat-4.9 yet?
Thanks and happy new year!

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Looks like the package has been reintroduced in Debian and synced to Ubuntu Cosmic. However https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghdl/0.35+git20180503+dfsg-2 has failed to build...

[Patrick Lehmann (paebbels)]

This is outdated. Ubuntu 2024.04 has GHDL 4.1.0 (latest).