On 12 March 2006 at 22:52, Martin Michlmayr wrote: | Package: gsl | Version: 1.7-4 | Severity: wishlist | | The config.* files your packages uses to determine the host system are | quite old. For example, it doesn't recognize mips64. While this is | not a problem right now since we don't have such a Debian port, your | config.* files are also too old to recognize a number of other systems | - ports people are currently working on, such as powerpc64 and | GNU/k*BSD. Therefore, please update your config.* files.
Sure thing, will do, and possibly also sending them upstream (and I hence CC Brian Gough right night now). But what do you suggest as the best current source? The most recent automake? A particular automake? Thanks, Dirk | | | > Automatic build of gsl_1.7-4 on bigsur by sbuild/mips 1.94 | ... | > checking build system type... ./config.guess: unable to guess system type | > | > This script, last modified 2002-10-21, has failed to recognize | > the operating system you are using. It is advised that you | > download the most up to date version of the config scripts from | > | > ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/config/ | > | > If the version you run (./config.guess) is already up to date, please | > send the following data and any information you think might be | > pertinent to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in order to provide the needed | > information to handle your system. | > | > config.guess timestamp = 2002-10-21 | > | > uname -m = mips64 | > uname -r = 2.6.16-rc5 | > uname -s = Linux | > uname -v = #8 SMP Thu Mar 2 15:19:49 GMT 2006 | > | > /usr/bin/uname -p = | > /bin/uname -X = | > | > hostinfo = | > /bin/universe = | > /usr/bin/arch -k = | > /bin/arch = mips64 | > /usr/bin/oslevel = | > /usr/convex/getsysinfo = | > | > UNAME_MACHINE = mips64 | > UNAME_RELEASE = 2.6.16-rc5 | > UNAME_SYSTEM = Linux | > UNAME_VERSION = #8 SMP Thu Mar 2 15:19:49 GMT 2006 | > configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one | > make: *** [configure-stamp] Error 1 | | -- | Martin Michlmayr | http://www.cyrius.com/ | -- Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. -- Thomas A. Edison -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

