Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.14.16.6 Severity: wishlist There are some sporadic bug reports around like #315935 that basically say that the package cannot be cross-compiled. I think it would be useful to have a control field that told dpkg-buildpackage that cross-compiling won't work for the package in question. (dpkg-buildpackage uses the Architecture field to see whether the package will build for a given architecture, so this would be quite similar.) Or maybe another way to convey this information would be better, but I think this ought to be recorded somewhere so that the cross-building folk don't waste their resources.
Policy isn't entirely clear. Section 4.9 mentions the DEB_*_ARCH variables, but it is not clear whether their use is mandated. In bug #315935, it is opined that cross-build support isn't mandatory, which is of course the practical reality anyway. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
