Re: ./configure in debian/rules

[Pjotr Kourzanov <peter.kourzanov@xs4all.nl>]

Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:

> On Fri, 03 Mar 2006, Pjotr Kourzanov wrote:
>  
>
> > I suppose the patches to debian/rules would be welcome on this list,
> > no?
> >    
>
> I have no idea.  Anyway, if you want to make sure I read something you post
> in d-devel, please CC me.
>  

ok

>  
>
> > And what about adding some magic to dpkg-buildpackage.orig to
> > monitor the output of `debian/rules build` and complain if --host
> > is missing on the commanline of ./configure?
> >    
>
> We don't do that, at least not right now.
>
> If you want to write a plugabble framework for such tests that sits on top
> of dpkg-buildpackage, be my guest.  Note that you don't need to modify
> dpkg-buildpackage to implement it, just hook stdin/stdout/stderr and have
> your overseer program call dpkg-buildpackage.
>  
Yes, but the point was that mainteners get a warning from the
regular build system that their package is not cross-compile friendly.
That needs to hook into dpkg-buildpackage then, I'm afraid...