On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 11:31:52PM +0100, Hendrik Sattler wrote: > Am Montag 27 November 2006 22:46 schrieb Shaun Jackman: > > When using CDBS, what is the best way to conditionally apply an > > architecture-dependent patch. I'm using CDBS, but not yet using a > > patch system such as simple-patchsys, dpatch, or quilt, so > > recommendations of a patch system are welcome. Currently I have...
> > ARCH64 := alpha amd64 ia64 > > ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH),$(ARCH64))) > > configure/foo:: > > patch -p1 <debian/patches/arch64.diff > > endif > Does applying the patch break the software on 32bit systems? > Broken patch, I'd say. No, it's a broken package. He's referring to swt-gtk, whose source includes assumptions that will necessarily break on either 32-bit or 64-bit architectures unless a fix-up is applied. So do you have a suggestion for the problem he asked about, or are we just playing the popular Debian pasttime of second-guessing the asker? :) I would normally recommend quilt, but I'm not sure it has a concept of conditional patches, which may make things awkward later if further patches are required. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
