build a package for Raspberry PI

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs@debian.org>]

Hi,

If I set up a Debian Wheezy armhf environment, and build packages, why 
do those packages not work on Raspberry Pi ? The built package when run 
on the RPi errors out with "Illegal Instruction".

I read about using the armel port, but given that RPi itself is such a 
low capable hardware, and then running something which isn't optimized 
for it, the overall output will be very inefficient.

How do I build package optimized for RPI Raspian, on a Debian Wheezy box ?

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