[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] perl: Add option to enable threads
Clayton Shotwell
clayton.shotwell at rockwellcollins.com
Tue Jan 21 19:20:44 UTC 2020
François,
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 11:52 AM François Perrad
<francois.perrad at gadz.org> wrote:
>
>
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> Le mar. 21 janv. 2020 à 15:31, Clayton Shotwell <clayton.shotwell at rockwellcollins.com> a écrit :
>>
>> From: Hector Kesari <hector.kesari at rockwellcollins.com>
>>
>> Add config option for PERL to enable threads usage.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Hector Kesari <hector.kesari at rockwellcollins.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Clayton Shotwell <clayton.shotwell at rockwellcollins.com>
>> ---
>> package/perl/Config.in | 9 +++++++++
>> package/perl/perl.mk | 4 ++++
>> 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/package/perl/Config.in b/package/perl/Config.in
>> index 32a3fd2ee9..7bd644a85d 100644
>> --- a/package/perl/Config.in
>> +++ b/package/perl/Config.in
>> @@ -24,4 +24,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_MODULES
>> Leave empty for all modules (as far as the external libraries
>> are available).
>>
>> +config BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_ENABLE_THREADS
>> + bool "Support for Threads in PERL"
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>
> The correct spelling is "Perl", not "PERL".
Agreed. I will get that corrected in the next version.
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>>
>> + depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
>> + help
>> + Enable use of threads in PERL scripts
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>
> Same, the correct spelling is "Perl".
Agreed. I will get that corrected in the next version.
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>>
>> +
>> +comment "Perl threads need toolchain w/ threads"
>> + depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
>> +
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> WARNING: The use of interpreter-based threads in perl is officially discouraged.
> see https://perldoc.perl.org/threads.html#WARNING
>
> So, I think that this warning must appear in the help of this new option.
Agreed. I can add that verbiage. We are porting some legacy code and
are attempting to not make any changes.
>
> François
>
>>
>> endif
>> diff --git a/package/perl/perl.mk b/package/perl/perl.mk
>> index 0ab81ddb34..e0bbf9cfd4 100644
>> --- a/package/perl/perl.mk
>> +++ b/package/perl/perl.mk
>> @@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ ifeq ($(shell expr $(PERL_VERSION_MAJOR) % 2), 1)
>> PERL_CONF_OPTS += -Dusedevel
>> endif
>>
>> +ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_ENABLE_THREADS),y)
>> +PERL_CONF_OPTS += -Dusethreads
>> +endif
>> +
>> ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
>> PERL_CONF_OPTS += --all-static --no-dynaloader
>> endif
>> --
>> 2.23.0
>>
Thank you,
Clayton
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