Hi On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 04:21:01PM -0500, Micah Anderson wrote: ...SNIP... > > > I neglected to mention that the version that is in unstable right now > > > doesn't have the proper syscall code for hppa and mips, so although > > > your package will build, it wont work as you expect. The version I am > > > preparing has updated syscalls.
This was one of the reason why I did this way. As it was not supported (earlier) and would not work I forced it to not compile this way. > > actually for util-vserver this patch is required for mips: > > http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Experimental/delta-0.30.209-shiny8.diff > > Thats the one I'm using when I said "I'm in the process of sorting > these out so that the utilities are built with the right syscalls for > the architectures it now does support... The version I am preparing has > updated syscalls".... I appreciate being told about such things, but > when I already know about it and have been working on it and I've said > so, then telling me something that I just said just shows me you > didn't listen to what I said. > > > This also builds the nice binary for mips so far.. A test kernel over > > there is also in the process.. ;) > > Yes, I've already tested this myself. > > > Steve, can we now put this back on "needs to be fixed for stable" as > > 0.30.209-1 is in ETCH anyway? As you can see the upstream support is > > there and we *are* working on getting this working where it is not ATM. > > Work with me here. This is not a RC bug, and I'm working on adding the > support for architectures that previously did not have it, which is > what you want. I'm not working against you here. I dont think that > upstream support for these architectures is missing, thats why I am > working on fixing this in the package. Previously it did not work, but > I know it does and I'm fixing it. I appreciate the help, but I already > know this and I already have the patch and I am already working on the > fix. > > You could help me out by not confusing the issue. The original bug > report was, "it compiles fine if I remove the debian/rules line which > stops it from compiling"... this was put in there for a reason by Ola > (although I think its an odd way of dealing with the problem), because A bit odd, yes. But it was the best I could do, because I did not want to have a very long line in the arch list. :) > the tools didn't work properly on those architectures without an > updated syscall patch. A patch that I just received from upstream... > yesterday. If you had a patch that solved this problem earlier than I > did, then please file that patch and request that hppa/mips support be > re-enabled rather than putting the cart before the horse. > > Micah I appriciate your work on getting it supported on other architectures than i386. Regards, // Ola -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
