Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-16 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Sun, 2012-04-15 at 19:06:53 +0200, Helmut Grohne wrote: As a result of the discussion on this bug log I am proposing the attached patch to the *table files introducing the x32 architecture. Please apply it or comment on it. diff -ruN dpkg-1.16.2/cputable dpkg-1.16.3/cputable ---

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-15 Thread Helmut Grohne
tags 667037 + patch thanks As a result of the discussion on this bug log I am proposing the attached patch to the *table files introducing the x32 architecture. Please apply it or comment on it. Helmut diff -ruN dpkg-1.16.2/cputable dpkg-1.16.3/cputable --- dpkg-1.16.2/cputable 2012-03-19

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-04 Thread Helmut Grohne
On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 04:23:17PM +, Kamble, Nitin A wrote: Thanks for catching the typo. We use x86_64-linux-gnux32 Thanks for the quick reply. On IRC Steve Langasek pointed out that some part of the difference resides in the architecture-kernel part. You cannot run a x32 binary on an

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-04 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi Helmut, Helmut Grohne wrote: On IRC Steve Langasek pointed out that some part of the difference resides in the architecture-kernel part. You cannot run a x32 binary on an arbitrary x86_64 linux kernel Yes, that's true. The kernel needs CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI set. There are all sorts of

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-04 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 08:53:45AM +0200, Helmut Grohne wrote: On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 04:23:17PM +, Kamble, Nitin A wrote: Thanks for catching the typo. We use x86_64-linux-gnux32 Thanks for the quick reply. On IRC Steve Langasek pointed out that some part of the difference resides

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-03 Thread Helmut Grohne
Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.2 Severity: wishlist Block: 667023 Dear dpkg maintainers and H.J. Lu, H.J. Lu is pushing the x32 abi into tools. His work is already part of binutils 2.22 and gcc-4.7 in Debian sid. The next step to support this architecture is bootstrapping it as a Debian port for

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-03 Thread H.J. Lu
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Helmut Grohne hel...@subdivi.de wrote: Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.2 Severity: wishlist Block: 667023 Dear dpkg maintainers and H.J. Lu, H.J. Lu is pushing the x32 abi into tools. His work is already part of binutils 2.22 and gcc-4.7 in Debian sid. The next

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-03 Thread H.J. Lu
: Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Helmut Grohne hel...@subdivi.de wrote: Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.2 Severity: wishlist Block: 667023 Dear dpkg maintainers and H.J. Lu, H.J. Lu is pushing the x32 abi into tools. His work

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-03 Thread Kamble, Nitin A
-Original Message- From: H.J. Lu [mailto:hjl.to...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 8:35 AM To: Helmut Grohne; 667...@bugs.debian.org; Debian Bug Tracking System Cc: Kamble, Nitin A Subject: Re: Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7

Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable

2012-04-03 Thread Kamble, Nitin A
-Original Message- From: H.J. Lu [mailto:hjl.to...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:11 AM To: Kamble, Nitin A Cc: Helmut Grohne; 667...@bugs.debian.org; Debian Bug Tracking System Subject: Re: Bug#667037: dpkg: please add x32 abi to triplettable On Tue, Apr 3, 2012