Can linux-any arch and friends be used?

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Felipe Sateler <fsateler.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to build-depend on a version of libc. Since they have different
> names in different architectures, I used linux-any kfreebsd-any and
> hurd-any to avoid spelling the entire list. However, lintian warned me
> about that. Is it safe to use that (so a bug against lintian is
> warranted)? Or should I list all arches?

It's not defined in policy yet. See bug #530687.

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Andres Mejia <mcitadel.RemoveThis@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Felipe Sateler <fsateler.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I need to build-depend on a version of libc. Since they have different
>> names in different architectures, I used linux-any kfreebsd-any and
>> hurd-any to avoid spelling the entire list. However, lintian warned me
>> about that. Is it safe to use that (so a bug against lintian is
>> warranted)? Or should I list all arches?
>
> It's not defined in policy yet. See bug #530687.

We just had a similar issue (Architecture: linux-any) on irc yesterday
and the outcome was that linux-any will only work post squeeze because
the buildd need to grog that syntax too and run stable outside the
build chroot.

MfG
Goswin


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On 2009-10-29, Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b.TakeThisOut@web.de> wrote:
> We just had a similar issue (Architecture: linux-any) on irc yesterday
> and the outcome was that linux-any will only work post squeeze because
> the buildd need to grog that syntax too and run stable outside the
> build chroot.

However the newer sbuild uses the tools within the chroot to fetch and work
with the packages. Apart from the fact that Architecture is only read by
the build system, no? (But well, quinn-diff is not adapted to understand
this, so it wouldn't be scheduled for building at the moment, but the
reason of this are not the buildds.)

Kind regards,
Philipp Kern


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Philipp Kern <trash RemoveThis @philkern.de> writes:

> On 2009-10-29, Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b RemoveThis @web.de> wrote:
>> We just had a similar issue (Architecture: linux-any) on irc yesterday
>> and the outcome was that linux-any will only work post squeeze because
>> the buildd need to grog that syntax too and run stable outside the
>> build chroot.
>
> However the newer sbuild uses the tools within the chroot to fetch and work
> with the packages. Apart from the fact that Architecture is only read by
> the build system, no? (But well, quinn-diff is not adapted to understand
> this, so it wouldn't be scheduled for building at the moment, but the
> reason of this are not the buildds.)
>
> Kind regards,
> Philipp Kern

buildd as in wanna-build, quinn-diff, buildd, sbuild and whatever else
in involved as a whole.

Build-Depends are checked for auto dep-wait-ing packages so the
problem arises there too, just in revers. One won't build while the
other won't dep-wait.

MfG
Goswin



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On 2009-10-29, Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b.RemoveThis@web.de> wrote:
> Philipp Kern <trash.RemoveThis@philkern.de> writes:
>> On 2009-10-29, Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b.RemoveThis@web.de> wrote:
>>> We just had a similar issue (Architecture: linux-any) on irc yesterday
>>> and the outcome was that linux-any will only work post squeeze because
>>> the buildd need to grog that syntax too and run stable outside the
>>> build chroot.
>> However the newer sbuild uses the tools within the chroot to fetch and work
>> with the packages. Apart from the fact that Architecture is only read by
>> the build system, no? (But well, quinn-diff is not adapted to understand
>> this, so it wouldn't be scheduled for building at the moment, but the
>> reason of this are not the buildds.)
> buildd as in wanna-build, quinn-diff, buildd, sbuild and whatever else
> in involved as a whole.
>
> Build-Depends are checked for auto dep-wait-ing packages so the
> problem arises there too, just in revers. One won't build while the
> other won't dep-wait.

Apart from the fact that the dep-wait count went back quite a bit thanks
to BD-Uninstallable, IIRC it should just work because the result of a
linux-any in the .dsc Architectures will result in a arch:any Dep and
thus be listed as such in the Packages file where the dep-waiting acts
upon. It looks to me that only quinn-diff will need a bit of poking.
(Of course you never know in the current mess, but still.)

Kind regards,
Philipp Kern



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