Re: Preparing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3
On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Martin Schulze wrote:
>...
> Rejected packages
> -----------------
>...
> mtools updates 3.9.6-4 arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
>
> Doesn't look like it was suited for potato. Changelog says
>
> * New maintainer.
>
> * The following patches are needed to get mtools running on ARM:
>
> - updated config.guess and config.sub
>
> - configure.in: recognize *-*-linux-gnu
>
> - configure.in: add "-mstructure-size-boundary=8" to the
> CFLAGS on ARM (closes: #79180)
>
> Alpha is also missing
>
> Explanation from Adrian Bunk:
>
> It was meant to go in potato: All the patches (except the
> changed maintainer address) are ARM-specific or save (I don't
> expect bugs with "updated config.guess and config.sub") and
> shouldn't affect other platforms. Currently, any call to one
> of the programs on ARM gives the error message:
>
> Mtools has not been correctly compiled
> Recompile it using a more recent compiler
>
> (Joey) If Netwinders would have a floppy drive I would be
> convinced.
>...
The submitter of #79180 has an Acorn RISC PC with a built-in floppy drive
and a Zip disk.
cu
Adrian
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