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Neil Williams a écrit : > On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:37:48 +0100 > Laurent Guignard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have another question about architecture : >> How is it possible to check if a package could be built on >> architecture without the appropriate hardware ? > > As long as all the dependencies exist on all the available > architectures and as long as the package itself does not insist on a > particular architecture in the ./configure, then the package will need > to build on all architectures. If it does not, that is a FTBFS bug. > > The only time to exclude particular architectures for a particular > package is if the package has no possible role on such architectures or > relies on dependencies that have no possible role. If a package relies > on particular hardware that is only available for certain > architectures, that would be a reason to only specify those > architectures. > > Without such limitations, all packages must build on all architectures > supported by Debian - failure to fix those bugs is likely to result in > the removal of the package from Debian. > > What you can do is make sure that the package build is as portable as > possible by using things like 'make distcheck' and ensuring that it > always completes. You can try and build the package on whatever > hardware you can access - a good range would be i386, amd64 and > powerpc. Most of that hardware is relatively easy to obtain or request > access. > >> I can say that dhcp-probe could be build on i386 and any compatible >> architectures and with the upstream notes, i can say that dhcp-probe >> could be built on sparc but how to test on other architectures ? > > It has to build on sparc, you are required to ensure that it does by > fixing any FTBFS bugs that appear and those will provide a lot of the > information you need to fix the bug. In that case, your sponsor can > help you test the package on the actual hardware. > On the upstream README file, Irwin said that : "This version runs on Solaris 9 on SPARC, compiled with gcc." So for me, dhcp-probe could be built on this platform. I haven't any possibility to test the package on this type of architecture and i haven't any assigned sponsor too. If anyone want to sponsor me but i am not sure to want to follow all steps of the Debian New Maintainer process. I am not sure to have enough time to assume this task. But i am sure to have enough time to contribute with one or two packages. May be after i seen the amount of time needed i could follow the Debian New Maintainer process... But i always need a sponsor for dhcp-probe package ;) Have a good week-end. Best regards. - -- Laurent Guignard, Registered as user #301590 with the Linux Counter Site : http://www.famille-guignard.org Blog : http://blog.famille-guignard.org Projet : http://sicontact.sourceforge.net GULL de Villefranche sur Saône : http://www.cagull.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJMahdjcKpXFc/7oYRAjpKAJsF32PnQUVhTebywz9Ww9wU9bx5bQCePYnq OqIwgAOMqIaMZ3zoskHqPqk= =O3zG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
