Re: [MoM] Packaging fis-get
On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 10:32:08AM -0500, Bhaskar, K.S wrote:
> >>However, I don't really understand the problem with bootstrapping.
> >>It only needs to be done once and that bootstrap has already been
> >>accomplished.
> >No it hasn't (as far as Debian is concerned) or else there
> >would be an installable Debian package for bootstrapping
> >GT.M.
> >
> >I might be wrong. If so, please point me to the DFSG
> >compatible package I can install to either bootstrap a GT.M
> >or a DFSG-compliantly valid GT.M package.
> >
> >The "problem" with bootstrapping is that Debian does not
> >allow to use "foreign" binaries (that is, binaries not
> >buildable on Debian) in order to build packages.
>
> [KSB3] So Debian doesn't use gcc?
Of course it does and there's been an exception for it. But
that doesn't mean we should ask for an exception when it is
not truly needed.
Karsten
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