Has anybody managed to get BOINC to compile on an Alpha m/c running Linux? I am using Debian distribution which I have reinstalled from scratch to include all development tools I can think of but there is continuous failure looking for MYSQL_CONFIG. The mysql package with bells and whistles IS definitely present although I don't use it for anything else. Clearly there is some mismatch but I don't know where. Any pointers please?

Have you installed the mysql development source & headers ?

If youre machine is an ev67 you can download it from my ftp both boinc & seti boinc client.
look here:

ftp://quit.homelinux.org

You also should take a look here

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=1872

Thanks for the pointers.
I had not realised that it needed the source and headers for MYSQL. I installed
these and got right through configure. The make itself fails fairly late on when it tries to include {locale} at line 34 of util.C. Still scratching my head about that as there is no obvious locale in their distribution but plenty of them about in the system eg at /usr/bin.

I had already read the 1842 thread carefully but yours is an EV67 on a DS10 whereas my Alpha is an old 1000A used for reference only. Thus the two clients would not be of much use n'est ce pas? I have downloaded them anyway to test at some point although I would like to get further with the 'in-house' compilation.

Regards


> Have you installed the mysql development source & headers ?
>
> If youre machine is an ev67 you can download it from my ftp both boinc &
> seti boinc client.
> look here:
>
> ftp://quit.homelinux.org
>
> You also should take a look here
>
> http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=1872
>

> Thanks for the pointers.
> I had not realised that it needed the source and headers for MYSQL. I
> installed
> these and got right through configure. The make itself fails fairly late on
> when it tries to include {locale} at line 34 of util.C. Still scratching my
> head about that as there is no obvious locale in their distribution but plenty
> of them about in the system eg at /usr/bin.
>
> I had already read the 1842 thread carefully but yours is an EV67 on a DS10
> whereas my Alpha is an old 1000A used for reference only. Thus the two
> clients would not be of much use n'est ce pas? I have downloaded them anyway
> to test at some point although I would like to get further with the 'in-house'
> compilation.
>
> Regards
>
>
> > Have you installed the mysql development source & headers ?
> >
> > If youre machine is an ev67 you can download it from my ftp both boinc
> &
> > seti boinc client.
> > look here:
> >
> > ftp://quit.homelinux.org
> >
> > You also should take a look here
> >
> > http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=1872
> >
>
>
You need the glibc-devel source or glibc-headers including the missing locale.h .

After a number of fruitless hours searching for a file that will allow the make to continue I ask if anybody knows how to get the {locale} file it is looking for?
Alternatively can you email me a suitable - preferably English - locale file. I am assuming that this is some sort of class file for g++
Email as an attachment to demo@mcb.net if you have one.
Thanks

> After a number of fruitless hours searching for a file that will allow the
> make to continue I ask if anybody knows how to get the {locale} file it is
> looking for?
> Alternatively can you email me a suitable - preferably English - locale file.
> I am assuming that this is some sort of class file for g++
> Email as an attachment to demo@mcb.net if you have one.
> Thanks
>
>
I can´t mail one because i don´t know the version you´re using.
You should look for the package containing this file on www.rpmseek.com.

Unfortunately, RPMSEEK does not have any packages for Alpha containing the file locale ):

The m/c is an Alpha 1000A running on a Debian distribution GNU/Linux 3.0.
The packages are updated with apt-get update frequently.

I will install as many etra development libraries as I can find in the hope that the required file is in one of them!

> Unfortunately, RPMSEEK does not have any packages for Alpha containing the
> file locale ):
>
> The m/c is an Alpha 1000A running on a Debian distribution GNU/Linux 3.0.
> The packages are updated with apt-get update frequently.
>
> I will install as many etra development libraries as I can find in the hope
> that the required file is in one of them!
>
>
you only have to install glibc-devel that´s all. Locale.h is included in that package

> > Unfortunately, RPMSEEK does not have any packages for Alpha containing
> the
> > file locale ):
> >
> > The m/c is an Alpha 1000A running on a Debian distribution GNU/Linux
> 3.0.
> > The packages are updated with apt-get update frequently.
> >
> > I will install as many etra development libraries as I can find in the
> hope
> > that the required file is in one of them!
> >
> >
> you only have to install glibc-devel that´s all. Locale.h is included in that
> package
>
>
Any progress with your debian alpha distribution ???

Boinc core 4.11 with Setiathome 4.03 client is available for Alpha platform
Gentoo linux running 2.4.21-alpha-r12 Kernel

http://www.pyrobrian.com/setiathome/boinc-4.11-setiathome-4.03.tar.gz

Thank you for that download. First problem was that the Debian distribution only has the libstdc++ at so.3 whereas so.5 is required. I took a risk and cp's .3 to .5 to get it running. It complains about version info as u would expect but runs a while. It attached to project and did the cpu benchmark but fails as soon as it tries to get wwork as follows :-

Script started on Sun Oct 3 08:23:44 2004
debian4:/tmp/setiathome# ./boinc_client
./boinc_client: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5: no version information available (required by ./boinc_client)
./boinc_client: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5: no version information available (required by ./boinc_client)
2004-10-03 08:23:55 [---] Starting BOINC client version 4.11 for alphaev56-unknown-linux-gnu
2004-10-03 08:23:55 [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/] Project prefs: using your defaults
2004-10-03 08:23:55 [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/] Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform
2004-10-03 08:23:55 [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/] Host ID not assigned yet
2004-10-03 08:23:55 [---] No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
2004-10-03 08:23:56 [---] Insufficient work; requesting more
SIGSEGV: segmentation violation
Exiting...
debian4:/tmp/setiathome# exit
exit

Script done on Sun Oct 3 08:24:02 2004


The xml files appear to be in the right place.
Any ideas? At least it is better than my own efforts to compile the source. I have been trying off and on with each nigthly cvs but fail miserably in the scheduler make section - the most recent with a gnu internal compiler error!

Regards

Brian
Can you email me the libstdc++.so.5 library please? That would eliminate at least that possibility. If you can then send it as an attached file to demo@mcb.net and I will transfer it in house. Alternatively if you put it in the same place as the download I will FTP it across.
Regards
Stuart
(Captain)

> Brian
> Can you email me the libstdc++.so.5 library please? That would eliminate at
> least that possibility. If you can then send it as an attached file to
> demo@mcb.net and I will transfer it in house. Alternatively if you put it in
> the same place as the download I will FTP it across.
> Regards
> Stuart
> (Captain)
>

Sorry for the delay. I've been quite busy at work. I've sent it your way.

Also, I've just about completed setting up an update for the download version
Boinc_client 4.13 and latest CVS seti client. (4.08 I believe). Should be done later this evening. brianp-at-spamcop.net

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> Boinc core 4.11 with Setiathome 4.03 client is available for Alpha platform
> Gentoo linux running 2.4.21-alpha-r12 Kernel
>
> http://www.pyrobrian.com/setiathome/boinc-4.11-setiathome-4.03.tar.gz
>
>
>
>

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> Boinc core 4.11 with Setiathome 4.03 client is available for Alpha platform
> Gentoo linux running 2.4.21-alpha-r12 Kernel
>
> http://www.pyrobrian.com/setiathome/boinc-4.11-setiathome-4.03.tar.gz
>

I've updated the client and version

Current BOINC Client 4.13 and Setiathome 4.07. available.
http://www.pyrobrian.com/setiathome/setiathome-4.07-boinc-4.13.tar.gz

Requires libstdc++.so.5
Build using Gcc-3.3.4 on Alpha-ev56 running gentoo linux kernel 2.6.8-gentoo-r10

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