Re: How do I fix a -dcv1 vs. -cross mess?

[Phil Endecott <phil_mctoy_endecott@chezphil.org>]

I asked:
> Can anyone confirm whether or not the cross-compilation code in the Debian 
> gcc-3.3 package has been upgraded to put "provides: *-dcv1" in the things 
that 
> it builds?

I've had a trawl through all the Debian GCC changelogs, and I find that:

gcc-3.4 was fixed in 3.4.6-2
gcc-4.0 was fixed in 4.0.3-3
gcc-4.1 was fixed in 4.1.0-2

gcc-3.3 has not been fixed.  So gcc-3.3 cannot be used with the current dpkg-cross.

Does anyone know if it is possible to write conflict rules so that you cannot 
erroneously install the new dpkg-cross when you have a cross-compiler that it 
will not work with?  I can't think of an alternative to enumerating all the 
possible cross-compilers.

OK, so I will build myself a newer cross-compiler.  Let's hope I can avoid 
most of the C++ ABI issues...

Phil.