Bug#204844: xlibs: libXt.so needs to be built with gcc 3.3.x for HPPA
[ Lamont, can you deal with the bin-NMU request below? ]
Hi Branden,
On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 04:59:11PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> Not for every architecture, just HPPA, so this bug is "serious" rather
> than "grave". Still release-critical IMO, though.
Thanks for correcting. "grave - doesn't run on all machines it can
be installed on" seemed right only because the offending xlib*hppa.deb
will only install on hppa machines.
FYI, I'm not a debian developer...just surrounded by them and will
someday become one as well...currently still want to focus on kernel stuff.
> GCC 3.3 has caused a variety of problems for XFree86 4.2.1. Hopefully
> the last of these will be resolved with 4.2.1-10, currently in
> preparation.
ok. Sounds good.
I was able to build -9 on HPPA by re-running "make world" by hand
after one edit to build-tree/xc/Makefile.
(comment out "make dist-clean" from "world" target.)
</rant on>
BTW, has anyone looked at fixing the dependencies such that
"dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -nc -uc -us" doesn't clobber the previous
build?
It's kinda annoying to have to re-start a multi-hour build when trying
to fix things. I realize this is a non-trivial issue that really has
to be driven by someone high up in the xfree86 devel team.
The entire linux kernel Makefile/build system was rewritten for 2.6
kernels. And it actually works now. I hope it might inspire someone
in xfree86 to tackle the imake/Makefile mess as well.
</rant off>
> You can monitor the progress of Debian XFree86 development by
> subscribing to the debian-x mailing list;
sorry - I have to pass....I'm kinda spread thin right now with commitments
to parisc-linux and ia64-linux kernel IO stuff.
> the package is team-maintained
> through a Subversion repository, and commits are posted to the list.
I can run builds on 650Mhz hppa boxes if I get pointed at a bk or CVS
repository and make the results available via ftp or http.
I can't exhaustively test the results though.
> > Most recently, James Bottomley (linux-scsi maintainer) ran into
> > this when preparing a B180 for HP World to use to present his talk.
> > He rebuilt xfree86-4.2.1-9 and installed the xlibs*hppa.deb with success.
>
> I hereby authorize a binary-only NMU of xfree86 4.2.1-6 for the hppa
> architecture to be uploaded directly to testing. I *believe* this can
> be done by specifying "testing" instead of "unstable" as the target
> distribution in the changelog entry. (The binary-only NMU should be
> versioned 4.2.1-6.0.1). However, you may want to consult the Debian
> Release Manager, Anthony Towns <ajt@debian.org>, for the exact procedure
> he'd like you to follow.
Lamont is the bin-NMU expert *and* maintainer of the parisc buildd.
Lamont, can you please bin-NMU a new version of hppa xfree86 4.2.1-6
debs to testing?
thanks,
grant
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