Loïc Minier writes ("Re: Mandatory support for -nocheck in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS"):
> On Wed, Nov 07, 2007, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > What you mean is that you don't want binaries generated at one point
> > being executed later during the build. I think it would be better to
> > invent an option `cross' which covered this requirement.
>
> Do we really need a new option? Why not infer this requirement when
> the build and host arches differ?
Good point. Perhaps dpkg-buildpackage should synthesise it ?
Ian.
