Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org> writes: > Here's a partial update to match the current dpkg-architecture output. > I've left the MULTIARCH variable alone, because that's supposedly > tracked on another bug.
> The wording might be a bit unnatural, review by a native speaker > advised. :) These all look good to me. Seconded (and quoted below for the convenience of others who may want to review and second). > From 0bc030c417adfa7ca50944c918101dd9ce62bebb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org> > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:17:58 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update information about DEB_TARGET_* variables > These are used to support building cross-compilers. Introduced in > dpkg 1.17.14. > --- > policy.sgml | 16 ++++++++++++---- > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 404dc73..72a2505 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -2175,9 +2175,16 @@ zope. > the architecture on which <file>debian/rules</file> is run and > the package build is performed. The host architecture is the > architecture on which the resulting package will be installed > - and run. These are normally the same, but may be different in > + and run. The target architecture is the architecture of the > + packages that the compiler currently being built will generate. > + These are normally the same, but may be different in > the case of cross-compilation (building packages for one > - architecture on machines of a different architecture). > + architecture on machines of a different architecture), building a > + cross-compiler (a compiler package that will generate objects for > + one architecture, built on a machine of a different architecture) > + or a Canadian cross-compiler (a compiler that will generate > + objects for one architecture, built on a machine of a different > + architecture, that will run on yet a different architecture). > </p> > > <p> > @@ -2205,8 +2212,9 @@ zope. > <tt>DEB_*_GNU_TYPE</tt>) > </list> > where <tt>*</tt> is either <tt>BUILD</tt> for specification of > - the build architecture or <tt>HOST</tt> for specification of the > - host architecture. > + the build architecture, <tt>HOST</tt> for specification of the > + host architecture or <tt>TARGET</tt> for specification of the > + target architecture. > </p> > > <p> > -- > 2.5.0.rc2.392.g76e840b > From 70aaad841a5067db2737ea658532eb92d9376888 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org> > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:19:06 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update information about DEB_*_ARCH_* variables > Mention DEB_*_ARCH_BITS and DEB_*_ARCH_ENDIAN. Introduced in dpkg 1.15.4. > --- > policy.sgml | 6 ++++++ > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 72a2505..b7f0464 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -2197,6 +2197,12 @@ zope. > <tt>DEB_*_ARCH_CPU</tt> (the Debian CPU name) > </item> > <item> > + <tt>DEB_*_ARCH_BITS</tt> (the Debian CPU pointer size in bits) > + </item> > + <item> > + <tt>DEB_*_ARCH_ENDIAN</tt> (the Debian CPU endianness) > + </item> > + <item> > <tt>DEB_*_ARCH_OS</tt> (the Debian System name) > </item> > <item> > -- > 2.5.0.rc2.392.g76e840b -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
