Re: RFS: dhcp-probe, another try to request with a lot of update
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Neil Williams a écrit :
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:37:48 +0100
> Laurent Guignard <lguignard.debian@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have another question about architecture :
>> How is it possible to check if a package could be built on
>> architecture without the appropriate hardware ?
>
> As long as all the dependencies exist on all the available
> architectures and as long as the package itself does not insist on a
> particular architecture in the ./configure, then the package will need
> to build on all architectures. If it does not, that is a FTBFS bug.
>
> The only time to exclude particular architectures for a particular
> package is if the package has no possible role on such architectures or
> relies on dependencies that have no possible role. If a package relies
> on particular hardware that is only available for certain
> architectures, that would be a reason to only specify those
> architectures.
>
> Without such limitations, all packages must build on all architectures
> supported by Debian - failure to fix those bugs is likely to result in
> the removal of the package from Debian.
>
> What you can do is make sure that the package build is as portable as
> possible by using things like 'make distcheck' and ensuring that it
> always completes. You can try and build the package on whatever
> hardware you can access - a good range would be i386, amd64 and
> powerpc. Most of that hardware is relatively easy to obtain or request
> access.
>
>> I can say that dhcp-probe could be build on i386 and any compatible
>> architectures and with the upstream notes, i can say that dhcp-probe
>> could be built on sparc but how to test on other architectures ?
>
> It has to build on sparc, you are required to ensure that it does by
> fixing any FTBFS bugs that appear and those will provide a lot of the
> information you need to fix the bug. In that case, your sponsor can
> help you test the package on the actual hardware.
>
On the upstream README file, Irwin said that :
"This version runs on Solaris 9 on SPARC, compiled with gcc."
So for me, dhcp-probe could be built on this platform.
I haven't any possibility to test the package on this type of
architecture and i haven't any assigned sponsor too.
If anyone want to sponsor me but i am not sure to want to follow all
steps of the Debian New Maintainer process. I am not sure to have enough
time to assume this task. But i am sure to have enough time to
contribute with one or two packages. May be after i seen the amount of
time needed i could follow the Debian New Maintainer process...
But i always need a sponsor for dhcp-probe package ;)
Have a good week-end.
Best regards.
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