Le Thu Jan 29 2015 at 9:11:08 AM, Raphael Hertzog <hert...@debian.org> a écrit :
> Hi, > > On Thu, 29 Jan 2015, olivier sallou wrote: > > I d like to know if it is posdible to apply a patch on some archs only. > > I have some FTBS on some archs for a package. I have a patch but I d like > > to apply it only on failings archs and keep original upstream code for > > others. > > > > Patches can indeed fix an issue but be less performant/optimal... > > > > I could not find a way to do so, but i am sure some others already faced > > the case before me and can drive me to the doc i did not find :-) > > Best practices are to have a patch that can be used on all architectures > so that it can be submitted upstream. When you need architecture specific > behaviour, then you need code that will test some architecture-specific > variable/macros. > > In C you would usually use the preprocessor's #ifdef directives. If you > need more guidance, then you need to provide more details. > In C/C++ I know the way to do this, but you cannot always do that in all languages. In my current case, I can apply on all archs if needed, but I wondered if there was an easy way, seems not... :-( Thanks > > Cheers, > -- > Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer > > Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html > Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/ >
