Re: strange dpkg -i error (well not so strange, but unexpected)
> You are building on an ultrasparc I assume. You will need to "export
> FAKE_SPARC=yes" in order for the configure scripts to detect you machine
> as a sparc and not a sparc64 (hack in uname). Recompile dpkg with that
> option.
>
> Just a quick note, for people getting ambitious and helping with the sparc
> builds, please leave important packages like dpkg, gcc, X and glibc to
> some of the more experienced with the porting. You can compile it to you
> hearts content, just please don't upload :) If it isn't up to date, there
> may be a reason for it.
ok...sounds good... I had no intentions of actually uploading this guy... :)
dpkg is definatly something I don't want to hose...but the more stuff I do
build the more I learn (as with any of us) and the closer I get to being
able to handle this stuff on my own in the future.
Ivan
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