[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] erlang: add option to enable SMP support

Arnout Vandecappelle arnout at mind.be
Thu Dec 12 22:37:23 UTC 2013


On 12/12/13 16:09, Frank Hunleth wrote:
> Erlang builds two emulators depending on whether SMP is supported or
> not. If it is known that the target does not support SMP, turning off
> the SMP emulator saves compile time and reduces the size of the
> installation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Frank Hunleth <fhunleth at troodon-software.com>

  Hi Frank,

  A few minor comments.


> ---
> Changes v1 -> v2:
>    - added sign-off
>
>   package/erlang/Config.in | 10 ++++++++++
>   package/erlang/erlang.mk |  4 ++++
>   2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/package/erlang/Config.in b/package/erlang/Config.in
> index 27206f3..9edb90b 100644
> --- a/package/erlang/Config.in
> +++ b/package/erlang/Config.in
> @@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG
>
>   	  http://www.erlang.org
>
> +config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_SMP
> +	bool "enable SMP support"
> +	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG

  Instead of a separate 'depends on' in every sub-option, we prefer one 
'if ... endif' around all the suboptions.

> +	help
> +	  Erlang provides both a UP and an SMP emulator. The UP emulator
> +	  is always built, and this option enables compilation of the SMP
> +	  emulator. The choice of which emulator to use is made at runtime.
> +	  If you do not need SMP support, turning this option off reduces
> +	  compile time and the size of the Erlang installation.
> +
>   config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_MEGACO
>   	bool "install megaco application"
>   	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG
> diff --git a/package/erlang/erlang.mk b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
> index 32d18e4..67010a2 100644
> --- a/package/erlang/erlang.mk
> +++ b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
> @@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ ERLANG_CONF_OPT += --enable-shared-zlib
>   ERLANG_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
>   endif
>
> +ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_SMP),y)

  We prefer positive logic, i.e.

ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_SMP),)


  Regards,
  Arnout

> +ERLANG_CONF_OPT += --disable-smp-support
> +endif
> +
>   # Remove source, example, gs and wx files from the target
>   ERLANG_REMOVE_PACKAGES = gs wx
>
>


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