Bug#221534: debian-installer: FTBFS mips (in a good way)

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 08:52:07PM +0100, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: 20031114 (not installed)
> Severity: important
> Justification: fails to build from source

On which branch?

> 
> Hi,
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> dh_gencontrol -- -Vkernel:Package='kernel-image-2.4.19-r4k-ip22'
> dpkg-gencontrol: error: current build architecture mips does not appear in package's list (i386 powerpc ia64)
> dh_gencontrol: command returned error code 65280
> make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Please include arch mips.


The error doesn't occure on sparc.  Haven't seen reports from alpha.
Wondering why MIPS people like Thiemo and Karsten didn't encounter it.


So this is merely a request for using all the same buildsystem.


Geert Stappers