Re: Cross compilation error

[Jonathan Tremesaygues <jonathan.tremesaygues@sereema.com>]

On 17/06/2021 06:15, Paul Wise wrote:
> tomas wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 06:07:00PM +0200, Jonathan Tremesaygues wrote:
> > > But it is not the job of ’dpkg-buildpackage -a<arch>’ to set the
> > > right compiler and other stuff? Neither the wiki, the manpage nor
> > > the unofficial guides found on Internet say I have to set manually
> > > the compiler :-/
> >
> > It should, I think.
>
> Looks like the cross build QA service sees the same failure:
>
>     http://crossqa.debian.net/src/ppp
>
> I think that this means the package doesn't support being cross built
> yet due to problems in the packaging.
>
> I noticed that if I replace this line in debian/rules:
>
>     ./configure --prefix=/usr
>
> With this line:
>
>     ./configure --prefix=/usr --cc=gcc --cross_compile="$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-"
>
> Then the cross build starts working.
>
> Would you like to file a bug report about this issue?
>
> If so, run this command:
>
>     reportbug --source ppp
>
> Make sure to use these headers and pseudo-headers:
>
>     Subject: ppp: FTCBFS -- uses the build architecture compiler
>     
>     Source: ppp
>     Version: 2.4.9-1+1
>     Severity: normal
>     Tags: patch
>     X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-cross@lists.debian.org
>     User: debian-cross@lists.debian.org
>     Usertags: ftcbfs
>     
> If not, then I can file the bug for you.
>     

Thanks on your feedback!

If you don’t mind, I would prefer that you take care of the bug report.


Best regards,
Jo