Bug#111839: PROPOSAL]: packages should be cross buildable

[David Kimdon <dwhedon@gordian.com>]

> This is half correct :)  I suggest to just refer to dpkg-architecture(1), as
> the technical details may change.  In particular, you should not use the
> variables without initializing them
> 
> DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE := $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)

okay.

> 
> etc
> 
> In general, I support a proposal that encourages cross compilation.  I am
> not sure about the wording, 
cool, I'm glad to have the support.

> and how much technical details it should
> contain. 

I think I do have two many technical details in the proposal as written.

I want a place to provide for suggestions as to how to enable
cross-compilation. I think maybe footnotes since they aren't actually
part of policy but are merely additional info?

> (But I can't make a better suggestion right now).
> 
> Thanks,
> Marcus
> 
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