Bug#397065: ITP: apt-cross -- retrieve, build and install cross-built packages using dpkg-cross

[Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org>]

On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 09:44:59PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>
> 
> * Package name    : apt-cross
>   Version         : 0.0.1
>   Upstream Author : Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>
> * URL             : http://buildd.emdebian.org/repos/tools/apt-cross/
> * License         : GPL
>   Programming Lang: Perl
>   Description     : retrieve, build and install cross-built packages using dpkg-cross
> 
>  Provides apt functionality for cross-building under dpkg-cross.
>  .
>  By default, apt-cross uses /etc/apt/sources.list to find the current debian package 
>  file for the architecture specified (default is arm) and in the suite specified 
>  (default is unstable). Alternatively, you can specify a different mirror. Downloaded 
>  files can be passed directly to dpkg-cross using the -b or -i commands to apt-cross.

This sounds cool. I've been thinking of implementing something similar
for quite a while, but didn't do it because I couldn't figure out a way
to properly deal with dependencies on arch:all packages. Have you
figured that out, or do you just not bother?

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