Bug#836544: libutempter FTCBFS: uses build architecture compiler

[Felix Geyer <fgeyer@debian.org>]

Hi,

On Sat, 3 Sep 2016 22:51:34 +0200 Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> wrote:
> Source: libutempter
> Version: 1.1.6-3
> Tags: patch
> User: helmutg@debian.org
> Usertags: rebootstrap
> 
> libutempter fails to cross build from source, because it uses the build
> architecture compiler. The later dh_strip (which uses host architecture
> tools) fails operating on the generated ELF objects. The attached patch
> supplies a triplet-prefixed CC variable and allows overriding CC for use
> with e.g. clang based builds. Please consider applying it.

Isn't this obsolete with debhelper 10.1?

  * Make the makefile.pm buildsystem (but not subclasses thereof)
    pass the CC and CXX variables set to the host compilers when
    cross-building.  Thanks to Helmut Grohne for the idea and
    the initial patch.  (Closes: #836988)


Felix