Re: gmp
Alan Post <alan.post@usa.net> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 11:54:52AM -0700, Jim Pick wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Would somebody take a look at the gmp/libgmp packages? They need some
> > work in order to compile cleanly.
> >
> > These are needed by ssh. I've got some old ones in the transitional
> > area at:
> >
> > ftp://ftp.jimpick.com/pub/debian/arm/dists/transitional/binary-arm/
> >
> > But I'd like to get them into the main archive.
> >
>
> I encountered this problem as well. I can work on it.
>
> I've been looking at the changelogs for both gmp and libgmp. The only
> difference between the arm and x86 binary versions of these libraries is
> libgmp2, which for arm is three (debian) releases behind:
>
> x86: arm:
>
> libgmp2 2.0.2-3.1 2.0.2-1
> gmp2 2.0.2-6.2 2.0.2-6.2
>
> These releases are minor bug and platform fixes. Also, gmp2 has an arm patch
> that hasn't been applied to libgmp2:
>
> gmp2 (2.0.2-6.2) unstable; urgency=low
> * Non-maintainer upload.
> * Updated config.sub and config.guess (needed for ARM port)
> * Applied patch from Russell King for ARM.
> -- Jim Pick <jim@fleming.jimpick.com> Mon, 22 Feb 1999 18:26:04 -0800
>
> Is it this simple?
I don't think so. I think I tried recompiling the version that I had
patched, and it didn't pass all the checks.
Cheers,
- Jim
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