Stephen Kitt scrisse: > Would it be acceptable to introduce an exception to policy allowing > this? Something along the lines of > > An exception is granted for `Architecture: all' packages > containing libraries targeting platforms for which there is no Debian > architecture. Such packages may use their traditional triplet > as recognised by binutils and gcc. > > (The phrasing is certainly not perfect; this ends up being an > exception to an exception...) > > Policy also doesn't mention /usr/include/<triplet>; I saw that > possibility referred to in http://bugs.debian.org/542865. > I'd appreciate your thoughts! While the wording may be refined for the final patch to policy, your proposed idea is good. Have you already opened a bug to track it? > PS. I realise some may find it odd to spend time on Windows support in > Debian, but it does come in handy, for instance for newer versions of > Wine, or for Windows versions of some tools used to install Debian > from a Windows environment. No need to feel alone in the dark, other compilers for bare-bone mcu are in the same conditions. avr and msp430 (experimental only right now) tool-chains will benefits from your proposal. Cheers, Luca -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Luca Bruno (kaeso) : :' : The Universal O.S. | lucab (AT) debian.org `. `'` | GPG Key ID: 3BFB9FB3 `- http://www.debian.org | Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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