Bug#425445: libx11-6: fails to cross-build. tries to run cross-built makekeys utility
On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 00:08:58 +0100, Neil Williams wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:21:05 +0100
> Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> wrote:
>
> > (Gee, another 6 dependencies - that's just what I needed for an
> > embedded X11 system.) :-(
>
> Actually, can those new dependencies be removed by tweaking ./configure
> during the cross-build? What do they provide in the package in
> experimental that is not part of the package in unstable?
>
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/11/msg00010.html
> Regarding the original bug:
> The only other method is a complete duplicate build - build once with:
> dpkg-buildpackage -a $(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)
> copy makekeys (or makekeys output) into the new tree
> dpkg-buildpackage -a $(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
>
Why the hell can't makekeys be built with a native compiler? AIUI,
that's what CC_FOR_BUILD is supposed to be...
Cheers,
Julien
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