Re: [PATCH 1/2] deb-pkg: Fix cross-building linux-headers package

["Niew, Sh." <shniew@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-12-06 at 09:45 +0800, Niew, Sh. wrote:
>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
>> > On Fri, 2013-12-06 at 09:35 +0800, Niew, Sh. wrote:
>> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
>> >> > builddeb generates a control file that says the linux-headers package
>> >> > can only be built for the build system primary architecture.  This
>> >> > breaks cross-building configurations.  We should use $debarch for this
>> >> > instead.
>> >> >
>> >> > Since $debarch is not yet set when generating the control file, set
>> >> > Architecture: any and use control file variables to fill in the
>> >> > description.
>> >> >
>> >> > Fixes: cd8d60a20a45 ('kbuild: create linux-headers package in deb-pkg')
>> >> > Reported-by: "Niew, Sh." <shniew@gmail.com>
>> >> > Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
>> > [...]
>> >> I can't patch this to my linux-3.2.y tree which i clone from linux-stable
>> >> I check that the patches number line are different...
>> >> What i missed?
>> >
>> > This is for mainline; it should apply cleanly to 3.12.

What ever i try, is failed. Even with 3.12 tree of debian.
I check the failure, the following part can't be patch:

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ create_package() {
        fi

        # Create the package
-       dpkg-gencontrol -isp $forcearch -p$pname -P"$pdir"
+       dpkg-gencontrol -isp $forcearch -Vkernel:debarch="${debarch:-$
(dpkg --print-architecture)}" -p$pname -P"$pdir"
        dpkg --build "$pdir" ..
 }

>> What if i want to test this to 3.2?
>
> Then you're on your own, sorry.