On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:21:04 -0600 R0b0t1 wrote: > Hello, > > So apparently I am single-handedly attempting to stabilize arm64 (at > least, it feels that way). Per the "Gentoo on Alternative > Architectures" subforum > (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html) two users have gotten > almost everything working, in some cases having to resort to building > packages not in @system on-device. Ideally I want to be able to build > every package I make use of from my desktop but in some cases this > will involve bug reports to the projects to see if they will change > their build process. > > However it's gotten to the point where not even building on-device > works. I'm experiencing breakage in a lot of core packages that may or > may not be related to portage. What is the best way to ask for help? > The users on the forums and IRC do not seem to really know how to go > about solving some of the problems or do not have the time, and I'm > not sure it's polite to open up a bunch of bug reports on > https://bugs.gentoo.org. What seems to complicate this is solving some > of the issues looks like it will take knowledge only the developers of > the corresponding software have.
Get in touch with the arm Gentoo team. If you sure your fix is correct, open bugs on bugzilla. There is nothing wrong in opening tons of good bug reports with patches :) Best regards, Andrew Savchenko
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