Hi Michael! Am 02.10.2010 09:18, schrieb Michael Tokarev: > 02.10.2010 08:30, Michael Biebl wrote: >> Package: qemu-kvm >> Severity: normal >> >> Hi, >> >> I noticed two inconsistencies in qemu-kvm's build-dependencies >> >> 1/ The package builds for i386 and amd64 only, yet has a superfluous >> build-depends on device-tree-compiler [powerpc] > > This is somewhat intentional. We tried to provide powerpc > packages too (or, rather, Jan tried, before I even knew > about qemu ;). Later on it become obvious that we can't > due to lack of hardware to test (see corresponding RFH). > But I intentionally left the extra ppc-specific deps in > there, -- they don't hurt, but might be useful later.
ok, fair enough. >> 2/ For working PXE boot support, qemu-kvm needs to be compiled against >> etherboot (>= 5.4.4), yet the build-depends is unversioned. >> This has lead to a broken bpo upload (0.12.5+dfsg-3~bpo50+1) where PXE boot >> is not working. > > Yes, this is #588940, #581356 and #584074. All are pending > upload, but for experimental only (for v. 0.13). > > I especially didn't want to add versioned build-dep for > etherboot, -- exactly because of bpo, where etherboot is > not available. If I were to add it, for bpo upload extra > work will be needed, to backport etherboot too, and I just > decided to not mention the deps. As I needed working PXE support and a more recent qemu-kvm, I did backport etherboot 5.4.4-6 to lenny-backports. So bumping the b-dep should be safe. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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