Architecture strings Was: [rms@gnu.org: Re: PATCH: gcc-3.1/criteria.html]
Ok, now that we separate woody and unstable, it is time to think about
this. IMO, this is not a gcc only thing. So propably it should be
changed in dpkg/policy first. debian-<cpu>-linux-gnu and
<cpu>-linux-gnu come to mind as an alternative.
Ben Collins writes:
> Just a heads up on what is about to happen. RMS is complaining that we
> use "<cpu>-linux" instead of "<cpu>-linux-gnu". I know there's a lot of
> dependency in our tools on the naming scheme, but we may want to
> consider adding that "-gnu" and see what is involved.
>
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> Debian uses the names that simplify coding of our packaging system. All
> of our GNU/Linux architectures use "<cpu>-linux".
>
> That was a mistake, I gather.
>
> Is there some technical reason that we need this? What makes your
> suggestion correct, when what we use has always worked for us?
>
> If it is meant to be a GNU configuration name, it is not correct. It
> omits the second part, and the system name is in nonstandard form.
>
> Besides the technical problem, there is the communication problem.
> This says something wrong to humans--it encourages people to think
> that the whole system is "Linux". For our sake, please change this.
>
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