Bug#771070: requirements for cross toolchain packages in the distribution
Package: tech-ctte
Recently some crippled cross toolchain packages were uploaded to
Debian unstable, without having any consent with the Debian GCC
maintainers, nor announcing these packages anywhere. Maintained by a
single person, not even trying to form a maintainer group, and
downgrading bug reports without addressing concerns of the GCC
maintainers. I'm asking the ctte to state that
- a cross compiler based on GCC within Debian is able to cross
build the existing gcc-x.y packages without disabling any
features that are offered by the packaging, and used for the
native compilers. This includes frontends and multilib'ed
runtime libraries.
- a cross compiler based on GCC within Debian provides all the
front ends required to cross-build GCC.
- a cross compiler based on GCC within Debian uses the very
same sources, patches and configuration, so that it is
equivalent to the native compiler provided by the Debian
GCC maintainers.
The current maintainer of the cross compiler packages has shown that
he is not able to work together on these issues in a group. I'm asking
the ctte that anybody who is able and willing to maintain the cross
compiler packages as outlined above, becomes the new maintainer of the
cross compiler packages targeting Debian architectures. It would be
good if the GCC maintainer group is involved in this group.
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