Bug#843261: efivar FTCBFS: compiles build tools with the host architecture compiler

[<Mario.Limonciello@dell.com>]

Can you please make sure that the patch to source (not packaging) is submitted and accepted upstream?
We'll update to the next upstream version with it then.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helmut Grohne [mailto:helmut@subdivi.de]
> Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2016 11:10 AM
> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
> Subject: Bug#843261: efivar FTCBFS: compiles build tools with the host
> architecture compiler
> 
> Source: efivar
> Version: 30-1
> Tags: patch
> User: helmutg@debian.org
> Usertags: rebootstrap
> 
> efivar fails to cross build from source, because it compiles the build
> tool makeguids with the host architecture compiler and then fails
> running it. It also runs the build architecture pkg-config. Switching
> makeguids to the build architecture compiler and passing CROSS_COMPILE
> to make makes both cross and native builds just work. Please consider
> applying the attached patch.
> 
> Helmut