Bug#537645: dpkg-cross: Please support -t gnu-triplet

[Simon Richter]

Package: dpkg-cross
Version: 2.3.0.1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hi,

the attached patch adds support for a -t option, to be passed on to
dpkg-architecture.

   Simon

-- Package-specific info:

-- (/etc/dpkg-cross/cross-compile not submitted) --


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.2
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages dpkg-cross depends on:
ii  binutils-multiarch  2.18.1~cvs20080103-7 Binary utilities that support mult
ii  debconf [debconf-2. 1.5.24               Debian configuration management sy
ii  dpkg-dev            1.14.25              Debian package development tools
ii  libdebian-dpkgcross 2.3.0.1              functions to aid cross-compiling D
ii  perl                5.10.0-19            Larry Wall's Practical Extraction 

Versions of packages dpkg-cross recommends:
ii  fakeroot                      1.11       Gives a fake root environment

dpkg-cross suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
  dpkg-cross/default-arch: None

--- /usr/share/perl5/Debian/DpkgCross.pm.orig   2009-07-20 03:10:12.000000000 
+0200
+++ /usr/share/perl5/Debian/DpkgCross.pm        2009-07-20 03:10:53.000000000 
+0200
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 $deb_host_gnu_type $crossbase $crossprefix $crossdir $crossbin
 $crosslib $crossroot $crossinc $crosslib64 $crosslib32 $package $mode $tool_
 %config @keepdeps %allcrossroots @removedeps $maintainer
-$compilerpath %debug_data);
+$compilerpath %debug_data $gnuarch);
 @ISA       = qw(Exporter);
 @EXPORT    = qw( read_config setup get_architecture create_tmpdir
 convert_path get_config get_version rewrite_pkg_name dump_debug_data
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
        return $ENV{'DPKGCROSSARCH'} || $ENV{'ARCH'} || $arch || $default_arch;
 }
 
-=head1 check_arch($arch)
+=head1 check_arch($arch, $gnuarch)
 
 Checks that the supplied $arch is (or can be converted to)
 a DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE that can be supported by dpkg-cross.
@@ -387,8 +387,13 @@
 
 sub check_arch {
        my $check = shift;
+       my $checkgnu = shift;
        my $deb_host_gnu_type;
-       chomp($deb_host_gnu_type = `CC="" dpkg-architecture -f -a$check 
-qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE 2> /dev/null`);
+       if (defined($checkgnu)) {
+               chomp($deb_host_gnu_type = `CC="" dpkg-architecture -f -a$check 
-t$checkgnu -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE 2> /dev/null`);
+       } else {
+               chomp($deb_host_gnu_type = `CC="" dpkg-architecture -f -a$check 
-qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE 2> /dev/null`);
+       }
        $deb_host_gnu_type ||= $archtable{$check};
        $arch = $check if (defined($deb_host_gnu_type));
        return $deb_host_gnu_type;
@@ -410,7 +415,11 @@
        # Set '$arch' to defaults if not already specified.
        $arch = &get_architecture();
        die "$progname: Architecture is not specified.\n" unless ($arch);
-       $deb_host_gnu_type = `CC="" dpkg-architecture -f -a$arch 
-qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE 2> /dev/null`;
+       if (defined($gnuarch)) {
+               $deb_host_gnu_type = `CC="" dpkg-architecture -f -a$arch 
-t$gnuarch -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE 2> /dev/null`;
+       } else {
+               $deb_host_gnu_type = `CC="" dpkg-architecture -f -a$arch 
-qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE 2> /dev/null`;
+       }
        chomp($deb_host_gnu_type);
        $deb_host_gnu_type ||= $archtable{$arch};
 
--- /usr/bin/dpkg-cross.orig    2009-07-19 19:21:39.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/bin/dpkg-cross 2009-07-19 19:47:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 @keepdeps $dpkg_statfile $progname $debname $anyway $cross2cross
 $crossdir $crosslib $crosslib64 $crosslib32 $crossinc $data $len
 $retval $dpkg_cmd $mode $pkg @exlist $conffile $removedeps $keepdeps
-$DPKGCROSSVERSION $keep_temp);
+$DPKGCROSSVERSION $keep_temp $gnuarch);
 
 $dpkg_statfile = "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
 &read_config;
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 
 Options:
  -a|--arch ARCH:       set architecture (default: defined in configuration 
file)
+ -t|--gnu TRIPLET      set GNU triplet (default: derived from arch)
  -v|--verbose:         be verbose
  -q|--quiet:           be quiet
  -A|--convert-anyway:  convert package even if it does not provide any
@@ -146,6 +147,10 @@
                $arch = shift(@ARGV);
                die "$progname: --arch needs an argument.\n" if (!($arch));
        }
+       elsif (/^(-t|--gnu$)/) {
+               $gnuarch = shift(@ARGV);
+               die "$progname: --gnu needs an argument.\n" if (!($gnuarch));
+       }
        elsif (/^(-X|--exclude)$/) {
                $pkg = shift (@ARGV);
                die ("$progname: --exclude needs an argument.\n") if ($pkg =~ 
/^\-/);
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@
        die "$progname: Too few arguments.\n";
 }
 
-if (!&check_arch($arch)) {
+if (!&check_arch($arch, $gnuarch)) {
        die "$progname: Unrecognised architecture: $arch\n";
 }
 &setup;