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and subject line Bug#1099441: fixed in xcolors 1.5a-13
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regarding xcolors FTCBFS: uses xmkmf
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Source: xcolors
Version: 1.5a-10.1
Tags: patch
User: [email protected]
Usertags: ftcbfs
xcolors fails to cross build from source, because it uses xmkmf and that
is architecturally incompatible with cross compilation. Rather than
bolting on a new build system, I suggest embedding the few build steps
into debian/rules and calling it a day. Doing so also causes the CFLAGS
to be taken into account for real. I'm attaching a patch for your
convenience.
Helmut
diff --minimal -Nru xcolors-1.5a/debian/changelog xcolors-1.5a/debian/changelog
--- xcolors-1.5a/debian/changelog 2024-12-31 12:29:06.000000000 +0100
+++ xcolors-1.5a/debian/changelog 2025-02-27 10:20:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+xcolors (1.5a-10.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+ * Non-maintainer upload.
+ * Fix FTCBFS: Stop using xmkmf. (Closes: #-1)
+
+ -- Helmut Grohne <[email protected]> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:20:13 +0100
+
xcolors (1.5a-10.1) unstable; urgency=medium
* Non-maintainer upload.
diff --minimal -Nru xcolors-1.5a/debian/clean xcolors-1.5a/debian/clean
--- xcolors-1.5a/debian/clean 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ xcolors-1.5a/debian/clean 2025-02-27 10:19:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xcolors
diff --minimal -Nru xcolors-1.5a/debian/rules xcolors-1.5a/debian/rules
--- xcolors-1.5a/debian/rules 2024-12-31 12:29:00.000000000 +0100
+++ xcolors-1.5a/debian/rules 2025-02-27 10:20:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -14,29 +14,25 @@
# are obsolete.
-CFLAGS = -g -O2 -DRGB_TXT="\\\"/etc/X11/rgb.txt\\\""
-LDFLAGS = -s
-STRIP=strip
-CC = gcc
+DEB_CFLAGS_APPEND = -g -O2 -DRGB_TXT="\\\"/etc/X11/rgb.txt\\\""
+DEB_LDFLAGS_APPEND = -s
package=xcolors
DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS=1
include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk
+include /usr/share/dpkg/buildtools.mk
build: build-arch build-indep
build-arch: build-stamp
build-indep: build-stamp
build-stamp:
$(checkdir)
- xmkmf
- make CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" EXTRA_LDOPTIONS="$(LDFLAGS)"
+ $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) xcolors.c -lX11 -lXaw -lXt -lm
-o xcolors
touch build-stamp
clean:
$(checkdir)
- if test -f Makefile; then make clean; fi
- rm -f build Makefile.bak Makefile
rm -rf *~ debian/xcolors debian/*~ debian/files*
dh_clean
@@ -49,9 +45,9 @@
binary-arch: build
$(checkdir)
-rm -rf debian/tmp
- test -f build || make -f debian/rules build
- make install install.man DESTDIR=debian/xcolors
- mv debian/xcolors/usr/share/man/man1/xcolors.1x
debian/xcolors/usr/share/man/man1/xcolors.1
+ install -D -m755 xcolors debian/usr/bin/xcolors
+ install -D -m644 xcolors.man debian/xcolors/usr/share/man/man1/xcolors.1
+ install -D -m644 Xcolors.ad debian/xcolors/etc/X11/app-defaults/Xcolors
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
dh_installmenu
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: xcolors
Source-Version: 1.5a-13
Done: Alexandre Detiste <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xcolors, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Alexandre Detiste <[email protected]> (supplier of updated xcolors package)
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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:38:03 +0100
Source: xcolors
Architecture: source
Version: 1.5a-13
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Alexandre Detiste <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Alexandre Detiste <[email protected]>
Closes: 1099441
Changes:
xcolors (1.5a-13) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* Rewrite d/copyright in machine-parsable format
* Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.3, drop Priority: tag
* Disable useless Salsa CI jobs
.
[ Helmut Grohne ]
* replace xmkmf build with minimalistic short DH build (Closes: #1099441)
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