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[meta-oe,scarthgap] postfix: fix build on hosts with Linux 7.x kernel

Message ID 20260923065746.2542154-1-HimaniRamesh.Barde@windriver.com
State New
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Series [meta-oe,scarthgap] postfix: fix build on hosts with Linux 7.x kernel | expand

Commit Message

Himani Ramesh Barde Sept. 23, 2026, 6:57 a.m. UTC
makedefs only recognizes kernel majors 3-6. Hosts running a 7.x
kernel get "Unknown system type: Linux 7.0.0-..." and the native
build fails. Add 7 to the version match in makedefs and sys_defs.h.

Already fixed in postfix 3.11.

Upstream-Status: Backport [postfix 3.11]
Signed-off-by: Himani Ramesh Barde <HimaniRamesh.Barde@windriver.com>
---
 ...kedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch | 47 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb |  1 +
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch

Comments

Randy MacLeod Sept. 23, 2026, 12:59 p.m. UTC | #1
On 2026-09-23 02:57, Himani Ramesh Barde wrote:
> makedefs only recognizes kernel majors 3-6. Hosts running a 7.x
> kernel get "Unknown system type: Linux 7.0.0-..." and the native
> build fails. Add 7 to the version match in makedefs and sys_defs.h.
>
> Already fixed in postfix 3.11.
What about wrynose which has postfix 3.10.x?
https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/wrynose/recipes/?q=postfix

../Randy
>
> Upstream-Status: Backport [postfix 3.11]
> Signed-off-by: Himani Ramesh Barde<HimaniRamesh.Barde@windriver.com>
> ---
>   ...kedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch | 47 +++++++++++++++++++
>   .../recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb |  1 +
>   2 files changed, 48 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch
>
> diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..4bc59ace7d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
> +From 5466d510dfbc2b7a81dcf766f83d2c89066c0446 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Changqing Li<changqing.li@windriver.com>
> +Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 18:16:07 +0000
> +Subject: [PATCH] makedefs: Account for linux 7.x version
> +
> +Major version has bumped to 7, update the scripts
> +
> +Upstream-Status: Backport [The latest stable version 3.11 already fixed]
> +
> +Refer:
> +https://www.ftp.saix.net/MTA/postfix/index.html
> +
> +Signed-off-by: Changqing Li<changqing.li@windriver.com>
> +---
> + makedefs            | 2 +-
> + src/util/sys_defs.h | 2 +-
> + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> +
> +diff --git a/makedefs b/makedefs
> +index 74b103d..fe8c618 100644
> +--- a/makedefs
> ++++ b/makedefs
> +@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ EOF
> + 		: ${SHLIB_ENV="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/lib"}
> + 		: ${PLUGIN_LD="${CC-gcc} -shared"}
> + 		;;
> +-    Linux.[3456].*)
> ++    Linux.[34567].*)
> + 		SYSTYPE=LINUX$RELEASE_MAJOR
> + 		case "$CCARGS" in
> + 		 *-DNO_DB*) ;;
> +diff --git a/src/util/sys_defs.h b/src/util/sys_defs.h
> +index 70aab23..c5472eb 100644
> +--- a/src/util/sys_defs.h
> ++++ b/src/util/sys_defs.h
> +@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ extern int initgroups(const char *, int);
> +   * LINUX.
> +   */
> + #if defined(LINUX2) || defined(LINUX3) || defined(LINUX4) || defined(LINUX5) \
> +-	|| defined(LINUX6)
> ++	|| defined(LINUX6) || defined(LINUX7)
> + #define SUPPORTED
> + #define UINT32_TYPE	unsigned int
> + #define UINT16_TYPE	unsigned short
> +--
> +2.53.0
> +
> diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb
> index 018e8d89bb..ad770651d8 100644
> --- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb
> +++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SRC_URI ="http://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-${P 
> file://0003-makedefs-Use-native-compiler-to-build-makedefs.test.patch 
> \ file://0004-Fix-icu-config.patch \ 
> file://0005-makedefs-add-lnsl-and-lresolv-to-SYSLIBS-by-default.patch 
> \ + file://0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch \ "
>   
>   SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "1ebaec340fea1b80a9c88d276f07bed0886cc4f000753cf310223affb427754b"
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diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bc59ace7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/files/0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ 
+From 5466d510dfbc2b7a81dcf766f83d2c89066c0446 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Changqing Li <changqing.li@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 18:16:07 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] makedefs: Account for linux 7.x version
+
+Major version has bumped to 7, update the scripts
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport [The latest stable version 3.11 already fixed]
+
+Refer:
+https://www.ftp.saix.net/MTA/postfix/index.html
+
+Signed-off-by: Changqing Li <changqing.li@windriver.com>
+---
+ makedefs            | 2 +-
+ src/util/sys_defs.h | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/makedefs b/makedefs
+index 74b103d..fe8c618 100644
+--- a/makedefs
++++ b/makedefs
+@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ EOF
+ 		: ${SHLIB_ENV="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/lib"}
+ 		: ${PLUGIN_LD="${CC-gcc} -shared"}
+ 		;;
+-    Linux.[3456].*)
++    Linux.[34567].*)
+ 		SYSTYPE=LINUX$RELEASE_MAJOR
+ 		case "$CCARGS" in
+ 		 *-DNO_DB*) ;;
+diff --git a/src/util/sys_defs.h b/src/util/sys_defs.h
+index 70aab23..c5472eb 100644
+--- a/src/util/sys_defs.h
++++ b/src/util/sys_defs.h
+@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ extern int initgroups(const char *, int);
+   * LINUX.
+   */
+ #if defined(LINUX2) || defined(LINUX3) || defined(LINUX4) || defined(LINUX5) \
+-	|| defined(LINUX6)
++	|| defined(LINUX6) || defined(LINUX7)
+ #define SUPPORTED
+ #define UINT32_TYPE	unsigned int
+ #define UINT16_TYPE	unsigned short
+-- 
+2.53.0
+
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb
index 018e8d89bb..ad770651d8 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/postfix/postfix_3.8.19.bb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@  SRC_URI = "http://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-${P
            file://0003-makedefs-Use-native-compiler-to-build-makedefs.test.patch \
            file://0004-Fix-icu-config.patch \
            file://0005-makedefs-add-lnsl-and-lresolv-to-SYSLIBS-by-default.patch \
+           file://0001-makedefs-Account-for-linux-7.x-version.patch \
            "
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "1ebaec340fea1b80a9c88d276f07bed0886cc4f000753cf310223affb427754b"