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

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers) writes:

> 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.

Are you running "debuild" or "dpkg-buildpackage"?
If your dpkg-gencontrol does not complain about the wrong arch there
is something seriously wrong.


I wrote this bug mainly so I get a reminder when mips gets added,
released and the bugs gets closed. Otherwise I would forget to read
the mips buildd log. As I said: FTBFS mips (in a good way)

MfG
        Goswin