On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 01:52:09PM +1300, Michael Cree wrote: > Source: iceweasel > Version: 8.0-3 > Severity: Important > Justification: fails to build from source > User: [email protected] > Usertags: alpha > X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected] > > Iceweasel FTBFS on Alpha. Build log is at: > http://buildd.debian-ports.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=iceweasel&arch=alpha&ver=8.0-3&stamp=1320898779 > > The following tweaks are all that are needed to build a working iceweasel. > > Please add the following to the patch > "Add-mips-hppa-ia64-s390-and-sparc-defines-in-ipc-chr.patch": > > #elif defined(__s390__) > #define ARCH_CPU_S390 1 > #define ARCH_CPU_32_BITS 1 > +#elif defined(__alpha__) > +#define ARCH_CPU_ALPHA 1 > +#define ARCH_CPU_64_BITS 1 > #else > #error Please add support for your architecture in build/build_config.h > #endif > > There remains a bug in the linker (binutils) that is causing problems to > large C++ projects and to get a working iceweasel full optimisation > needs to be disabled. Please add into debian/rules the following: > > ifneq (,$(filter alpha,$(DEB_BUILD_ARCH))) > CONFIGURE_FLAGS += --enable-optimize=-O1 > endif
Seriously, I doubt this is all that is needed. I would be surprised if the resulting binary actually works and passes the test suites. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

