Hi folks, I learned in disappointment after becoming LuaJit uploader that the LuaJit upstream behaves uncooperatively especially for IBM architectures [1]. IIUC, the upstream has no intention to care about IBM architectures (ppc64el, s390x).
The current ppc64el support on stable is done through cherry-picked out-of-tree patch. And I learned that the patch is no longer functional[2] for newer snapshots if we step away from that ancient 2.1.0~beta3 release. However, architectures like amd64 needs relatively newer version[3], while IBM architecture still has demand luajit[4] (only the ancient version will possibly work on IBM archs). I'm looking for suggestions on what to do next: option 1: drop IBM architectures that the upstream cannot support from src:luajit, and provide archs like amd64 with relatively newer snapshot versions[5]. and package reliable alternatives (if any) for IBM archs. option 2: use latest source for amd64 architecture, and rollback the source specifically for IBM architectures to keep it functional. option 3: rollback to the ancient stable release and screw it option 4: ... Thanks. [1] https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/pull/140 [2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1004511 [3] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=981808 [4] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1008858 [5] Yes ... the upstream do not release anymore.