Re: Preparing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3
On Fri 09 Mar, Martin Schulze wrote:
> Preparation of Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3
> =====================================
> mtools updates 3.9.6-4 arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc
>
> Doesn't look like it was suited for potato. Changelog says
>
> * New maintainer.
>
> * The following patches are needed to get mtools running on ARM:
>
> - updated config.guess and config.sub
>
> - configure.in: recognize *-*-linux-gnu
>
> - configure.in: add "-mstructure-size-boundary=8" to the
> CFLAGS on ARM (closes: #79180)
>
> Alpha is also missing
>
> Explanation from Adrian Bunk:
>
> It was meant to go in potato: All the patches (except the
> changed maintainer address) are ARM-specific or save (I don't
> expect bugs with "updated config.guess and config.sub") and
> shouldn't affect other platforms. Currently, any call to one
> of the programs on ARM gives the error message:
>
> Mtools has not been correctly compiled
> Recompile it using a more recent compiler
>
> (Joey) If Netwinders would have a floppy drive I would be
> convinced.
RiscPCs (and indeed all other RiscOS boxen) have floppies. This is an
important fix for those, as this is one of the glaring brokennesses in
Debian-arm 2.2r0 on a RiscPC. I think it should go in, especially given the
assurance that it shouldn't break anything else.
Wookey
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