package openhackware severity 322300 normal retitle 322300 openhackware: should not try to build on !powerpc environments thanks
On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 09:22:17AM +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: > Package: openhackware > Version: 0.4.1-1 > Severity: Serious > I tried to build openhackware on i386 (well, actually on amd64 inside a > chroot), but did not succeed. I attached the build log. Yes, it does not build because as Peter explained it's ppc specific code, and needs a ppc build environment. On Wed, Aug 10, 2005, Peter 'p2' De Schrijver wrote: > This package only works on ppc as it contains ppc assembler code. The > architecture field in debian/control should therefor be > > Architecture: powerpc No, it's code that can be used by emulators like qemu, that's why it's an all package, there's existing practice for this, and the problem comes from a deficiency in the source format, that does not allow to specify that an all package needs a specific building environment (or arch). The only thing I can do is fail gracefully with a message if the environment, be it native or a cross toolchain, is not the apropropriate. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]