On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 14:16:26 -0600 (CST) Timothy Pearson wrote:
> Here is a verified patch to enable ppc64el support on the Chromium 99
version in experimental. I also fixed the build issue with the PDF
viewer web optimization that (probably?) impacts all architectures on
(at least) sid.
>
> Is there a path toward merging these patches?
>
> Thank you!
Hi,
So the good news is, I'm not opposed to these patches in theory,
especially if you're working with upstream to get them merged. The bad
news is the timing. I just took over chromium, and I've been working to
get fewer debian-specific patches rather than more. We've gone from
70-something patches to 50-something patches, dropping irrelevant (and
often undocumented) ones and getting some upstream. I still have a lot
more patches to work through before I'm in a place where I'd be
comfortable considering patches for a new platform. So I'd be open to
continuing this discussion in the chromium 100/101 time frame.
BTW, do you have links to any upstream gerrit or bug entries so I can
see why upstream doesn't want to support a new architecture?
Thanks,
Andres
