Bug#598192: Fwd: Failed to build algol68g-2.0.3 for Debian

[Tomas Fasth <tomfa@debian.org>]

Package wpnn
tags 598192 upstream
thank you

(CC Marcel: for your information)

I asked upstream about my failure to build the binary package and got
the answer as included below. I will postpone further work on this
package until upstream release a version that use the full GNU build
system.

Tomas

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Marcel van der Veer <algol68g@xs4all.nl>
Date: 20 December 2010 11:45
Subject: Re: Failed to build algol68g-2.0.3 for Debian
To: tomfa@debian.org


Hello Thomas,

Thanks for considering Algol 68 Genie for the Debian archive.

Until now a68g could make do with the homebrew configure script, but the
way you are using it leaves only one option: upgrading the package to a
full GNU implementation. I think this is the logical step to take now. I
will upgrade version 2.1.0 to the GNU build system.

I will keep you posted.

Best regards,
Marcel

> Hello Marcel
>
> My name is Tomas Fasth. I am a Debian Developer taking on the task of
> bringing your algol 68 genie implementation into the Debian archive.
> When I tried to build algol68g version 2.0.3 for Debian Sid (unstable)
> 64-bit version I ran into a problem with the provided ./configure
> script. I use the tool dpkg-buildpackage. Here is the last part of the
> output:
>
> CFLAGS="-g -O2 -g -Wall -O2" CXXFLAGS="-g -O2 -g -Wall -O2" CPPFLAGS=""
> LDFLAGS="" /tmp/buildd/algol68g-2.0.3/./configure
> --build=x86_64-linux-gnu  --prefix=/usr
> --includedir="\${prefix}/include" --mandir="\${prefix}/share/man"
> --infodir="\${prefix}/share/info" --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
> --libexecdir="\${prefix}/lib/algol68g" --disable-maintainer-mode
> --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-silent-rules --srcdir=.
> Algol 68 Genie Version 2.0.3 released December 2010
> algol68g-2.0.3 Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64 16 December 2010 17:16
> exiting: no such option: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu
> make: *** [debian/stamp-autotools] Error 1
> dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
> E: Failed autobuilding of package
>
> I understand that your version of ./configure does not support the
> --build option with an argument of 'x86_64-linux-gnu'.
>
> Debian tools support standard GNU automake and autoconf tools.
> Are you planning to upgrade your configure script to a full GNU
> implementation?
> Do you have any advice how to resolve this issue so I can move forward?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tomas Fasth <tomfa@debian.org>
>


Marcel van der Veer <http://www.xs4all.nl/~jmvdveer>