Re: Building mirage-www

[Richard Mortier <Richard.Mortier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi phiho;

On 16 Aug 2013, at 23:00, Phiho Hoang wrote:

> I -  got 2 compiler switches:
> ====================
> $ opam switch mirage-unix -a system
> $ eval `opam config env`
> $ opam install mirari mirage-net-direct
> 
> $ opam switch mirage-xen -a system
> $ eval `opam config env`
> $ opam install mirari mirage-xen
> 
> Question 1
> ========
> Is this OK or should I install one of them at a time, the first one is for 
> Unix backend and the second one for Xen Unikernel?

the first is for the unix backend using the "direct" (mirage-on-tuntap) network 
stack; the second is for xen, also using the "direct" network stack (the only 
one that we have on xen). you actually also have a third, your system's native 
"system" switch.

> II - make unix-socket-build failed
> =======================
> Then cloned mirage-www and tried to build mirage-www without success, because 
> of conflict.

yes -- this will conflict because both of the switches you describe above use 
the mirage "direct" network stack.

the instructions are supposed to have you end up with your "system" switch 
having the packages for the unix backend with the native "sockets" network 
stack. apologies if that's not clear -- i'll go back and reread the 
instructions.

> (Please see the console output appended below)
> 
> Question 2
> ========
> Why do I have so many conflicting packages:
> 

those packages are all to do with trying to build for the socket network stack 
when you've the direct network stack packages installed -- they conflict.

if you try something like

$ opam switch system
$ eval $(opam config env)
$ opam install mirari mirage-net-socket
$ make unix-socket-build

...you should find that works. (indeed, you should be able to leave out the 
"opam install ..." line and it should work -- the makefile ought to install any 
necessary packages.)

if that doesn't work due to package conflicts, then i suggest creating a third 
mirage switch and using that, e.g.,

$ opam switch mirage-socket -a system
$ eval $(opam config env)
$ opam install mirage-unix mirage-net-socket mirari

...you should then be able to build the unix-socket version of mirage-www.

> III - make clean xen-build failed
> =======================
> I then tried to build the Website as a Xen Unikernel without success because 
> 'install cow.0.6.2' failed because of this error:
> 
> /usr/bin/ocamldep -pp camlp4orf -modules pa_ulex.ml > pa_ulex.ml.depends
> + /usr/bin/ocamldep -pp camlp4orf -modules pa_ulex.ml > pa_ulex.ml.depends
> sh: 1: camlp4orf: not found
> Preprocessing error on file pa_ulex.ml
> Command exited with code 2.
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/phiho/.opam/mirage-xen/build/ulex.1.1'

that one i'm not familiar with, and i'd need to dig my VM out to test the 
mirage-xen switch as i'm on osx-- anyone else? the errors

> Question3
> =======
> Which opam package  do I need to install to resolve this issue?

it looks like there's a problem with the ulex.1.1 package, but i'm not very 
familiar with that package so not sure what to suggest.

hope that helps!

-- 
Cheers,

R.




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