[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Bug#591542: Please only suggest binutils-multiarch



On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 15:55:21 -0400
Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org> wrote:

> Package: dpkg-cross
> Version: 2.5.8
> Severity: minor
> 
>         Hey
> 
>  dpkg-cross Depends: binutils-multiarch which is very strong; it seems
>  it's only a nice to have; it certainly works without.  Would you please
>  make that a suggest or recommends instead?

The issue is dh_strip which does not understand dpkg-architecture and
which does not try to find the relevant cross-compliant strip
executable provided by the binutils from the toolchain.

One result of the current situation is that once dpkg-cross is
installed, all operations actually use the binutils-multiarch versions
due to how dpkg-divert operates. (None of the existing tools understand
where the diverted executables have been placed.)

This has been looked at before but, as yet, it is not possible to lower
the dependency of binutils-multiarch. The aim is not to lower the
dependency anyway, the aim is to solve the remaining issues and remove
binutils-multiarch so that the binutils from the toolchain can be used
instead.

-- 


Neil Williams
=============
http://www.data-freedom.org/
http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/
http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/

Attachment: pgp5VlnR1gFJ7.pgp
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: