On Fri 09 Mar, Martin Schulze wrote: > Preparation of Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3 > =====================================
> mtools updates 3.9.6-4 arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc > > Doesn't look like it was suited for potato. Changelog says > > * New maintainer. > > * The following patches are needed to get mtools running on ARM: > > - updated config.guess and config.sub > > - configure.in: recognize *-*-linux-gnu > > - configure.in: add "-mstructure-size-boundary=8" to the > CFLAGS on ARM (closes: #79180) > > Alpha is also missing > > Explanation from Adrian Bunk: > > It was meant to go in potato: All the patches (except the > changed maintainer address) are ARM-specific or save (I don't > expect bugs with "updated config.guess and config.sub") and > shouldn't affect other platforms. Currently, any call to one > of the programs on ARM gives the error message: > > Mtools has not been correctly compiled > Recompile it using a more recent compiler > > (Joey) If Netwinders would have a floppy drive I would be > convinced. RiscPCs (and indeed all other RiscOS boxen) have floppies. This is an important fix for those, as this is one of the glaring brokennesses in Debian-arm 2.2r0 on a RiscPC. I think it should go in, especially given the assurance that it shouldn't break anything else. Wookey -- Aleph One Ltd, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 9BA, UK Tel (00 44) 1223 811679 work: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/ play: http://www.chaos.org.uk/~wookey/
