On 19 December 2010 09:16, Stephen Kitt <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:45:06 +0100, Matthias Klose <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 11.12.2010 17:40, Stephen Kitt wrote: >> > I imagine this could mean that the gcj and gnats builds don't use the >> > patches in the gcc-4.x-source package, and only use the tarball which >> > won't change from one Debian version to another (e.g. 4.5.1-1 to 4.5.1-2 >> > etc.)... >> >> yes. >> >> > That >> > seems a shame to me since the patches are useful, and it still leaves the >> > problem of having a package build using gcc-4.5-source 4.5-1 for example, >> > and then gcc-4.5-source being replaced with version 4.5.1-1 with a new >> > tarball. >> >> no, the tarball doesn't change. it's in the .orig.tar.gz. all other >> patches/packging are synced with the gcc-4.5 package. Nothing is lost, all >> patches are applied. > > I must be misunderstanding something here then: > % dpkg-deb -c gcc-4.5-source_4.5.0-10_all.deb|grep tar > -rw-r--r-- root/root 52023076 2010-04-14 13:56 > ./usr/src/gcc-4.5/gcc-4.5.0-dfsg.tar.xz > % dpkg-deb -c gcc-4.5-source_4.5.1-1_all.deb|grep tar > -rw-r--r-- root/root 52073572 2010-07-31 16:20 > ./usr/src/gcc-4.5/gcc-4.5.1-dfsg.tar.xz > % dpkg-deb -c gcc-4.5-source_4.5.1-12_all.deb|grep tar > -rw-r--r-- root/root 52073572 2010-07-31 16:20 > ./usr/src/gcc-4.5/gcc-4.5.1-dfsg.tar.xz > % dpkg-deb -c gcc-4.5-source_4.5.2-1_all.deb|grep tar > -rw-r--r-- root/root 52182428 2010-12-18 13:38 > ./usr/src/gcc-4.5/gcc-4.5.2-dfsg.tar.xz > > Surely depending on when something build-depending on gcc-4.5-source is > built, it might be built using gcc-4.5.0-dfsg.tar.xz, but not necessarily > rebuilt with one of the later tarballs? Once gcc-4.5-source_4.5.1-1_all.deb > is uploaded and gcc-4.5-source_4.5.0-10_all.deb disappears from the archive, > it would require a binNMU at least to make sure the depending packages use > the source available in Debian, wouldn't it? >
When there are changes affecting gnat / gcj. those maintainers are pinged to reupload package based on updated gcc-4.5-source. Gnat at least uses the usual set of patches from gcc-source package and adds it's own additional patches. >> > The other solution based on Marcin's work, which is also readily >> > supported by the existing -source packages, requires that the target >> > architecture be understood by dpkg (as pointed out by Dmitrijs); that may >> > be a worthwhile goal, notably since it solves the problem of how to >> > provide build packages for the various libraries people find useful, but >> > it's a much longer-term goal as far as I can see... >> >> otoh, this approach breaks more often with updates on patches and >> packaging. Manageable however. > > Yup, as long as the downstream maintainers are on the ball, it should be OK! > The nice thing for you of course is that it means the gcc packaging gets even > more tests. > > Regards, > > Stephen > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
