+++ Neil Williams [2012-01-19 13:02 +0000]: > On Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:10:28 +0000 > Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> wrote: > > > I've thought for a long time that a package like build-essential for > > cross-building would be a really good idea. > > +1 > > It should probably depend on build-essential itself as a starting point.
I suppose so. You won't get far without that. > It does need to remain just the essential packages though - is it > actually much more than the relevant g++-$version-$triplet > cross-compiler? The current list for sbuild, is: Ubuntu precise: armel: dpkg-cross, g++-arm-linux-gnueabi, libc6-dev-armel-cross, pkg-config-arm-linux-gnueabi armhf: dpkg-cross, g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf, libc6-dev-armhf-cross, pkg-config-arm-linux-gnueabihf Debian Wheezy: armel: dpkg-cross, c++-compiler-arm-linux-gnueabi, linux-libc-dev-armel-cross armhf: dpkg-cross, c++-compiler-arm-linux-gnueabihf, linux-libc-dev-armhf-cross mips: dpkg-cross, c++-compiler-mips-linux-gnu, linux-libc-dev-mips-cross mipsel: dpkg-cross, c++-compiler-mipsel-linux-gnu, linux-libc-dev-mipsel-cross powerpc: dpkg-cross, c++-compiler-powerpc-linux-gnu, linux-libc-dev-powerpc-cross ia64: dpkg-cross, c++-compiler-ia64-linux-gnu, linux-libc-dev-ia64-cross dpkg-cross is there for the autotools/cmake cross-config support, not the cross-library-mangling support Debian doesn't yet have the pkg-config-<triplet> packages. That needs fixing too, along with getting some cross-toolchains built > The only issue is that cross-compilers don't always move to newer > versions in line with native compilers. So it would actually be easier > for $arch-crossbuild-essential to *not* be from the same source package > as build-essential. OK. Although it's just a text file/depends list. It can be maintained anywhere. It may be problematic to have it in debian when the cross-compilers themselves are not there yet (only in emdebian toolchain repo) - a package can't depend on things that don't exist. > Feel free to add me to the uploaders list... righty-ho Wookey -- Principal hats: Linaro, Emdebian, Wookware, Balloonboard, ARM http://wookware.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120119143226.gg10...@dream.aleph1.co.uk
