Re: Packaging a library that requires cross-compiled code

[Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>]

On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 02:59:16AM +0200, David Anderson wrote:
> 1) Ship a built copy of the code in the package's .diff.gz, and DTRT
> at package creation time to move the .bin from debian/ to the right
> place in the staging tree. The source code for the .bin is in
> .orig.tar.gz, under a free license. Anyone is free to modify or
> rebuild the .bin, provided they obtain an arm7 cross-compiler by
> non-debian means (instructions provided). People who just want to
> rebuild the package can do so, without caring that there is
> cross-compiled code involved.

I think this is the way to go unless you get some concrete objections.
There is certainly precedent - see for instance the ia32-libs /
amd64-libs packages (which are frowned upon for whole different
reasons).

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery