Re: Debian EABI arm port name: armel
On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 09:32:04AM -0500, Bill Gatliff wrote:
> Bill Gatliff wrote:
> >David:
> >
> >David Weinehall wrote:
> >
> >>Changing the name for the existing ARM arch in Debian is *NOT* an
> >>option. It's been stated several times already.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I'm not suggesting that we change the name of anything. I'm only
> >suggesting that ARM etch become binary-incompatible with sarge. Which
> >I don't think would be unprecedented.
It is.
> I'd rather that than have to remember that "armeb" is EABI, while "arm"
> isn't; "armel" is, but ...
>
> Does anyone have any expectation that sarge-built applications will run
> without recompilation on etch?
Yes. If anything, you'll need it if you want to upgrade.
What you're suggesting will break any remote possiblity of a sane
upgrade.
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