Re: m68k buildd presents significant problem for non-us and testing

[Sam Hartman <hartmans@mit.edu>]

>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Langasek <vorlon@netexpress.net> writes:


    Steve> Out of curiosity, if some autobuilders are so slow in
    Steve> comparison to others, does it make sense to use
    Steve> cross-compilers for autobuilding?  There's ulterior motive
    Steve> here on my part :), because I'm trying to get the gcc
    Steve> source package to give me a cross-compiler and having no
    Steve> luck.  Still, it seems to me that facilitating the setup of
    Steve> cross-compilers would help Debian in the long run, since
    Steve> all the heavy compiling work could be done on heavy-duty
    Steve> machines, regardless of architecture.  Having Debian
    Steve> machines of different architectures is still important for
    Steve> testing, but there's no need to burden the rare machines
    Steve> with work that could be done elsewhere.

Many packages depend on runtime tests for configuration or use parts
of the package in the build process.  A general solution to get cross
compilation working well enough for autobuilds is unlikely to happen.


    Steve> Or am I wrong in thinking this is the reason for the delays