I'm all for it. I build my own packages since years due to this. clang >8.0 and gold linker are a must to get anything modern to work under Debian and the debian repo versions are not supporting any of this.
> On 15 Dec 2020, at 03:23, Patryk Laurent <plaur...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > I’d be interested to know if there are any updates on this. One of the most > popular distributions on Pine64’s PinePhone is Mobian which is Debian with > mobile UI added on top. > > I have a build script working for Mobian[1] but up-to-date packages would be > great as they’d be easier to specify as dependencies. > > Best, > Patryk > > [1] > https://github.com/plaurent/gnustep-build/tree/master/pinephone-mobian-debian-11-clang-9.0 > > <https://github.com/plaurent/gnustep-build/tree/master/pinephone-mobian-debian-11-clang-9.0> > > >> On Jul 29, 2020, at 08:02, Daniel Boyd <danieljb...@icloud.com >> <mailto:danieljb...@icloud.com>> wrote: >> >> >> I’m not sure if I can help at all, but I’m super excited to see this project >> get off the ground. It will make managing my Linux boxes so much easier. I >> don’t have any particular expertise here, but am happy to help with testing >> or similar. >> >> From: Discuss-gnustep >> <discuss-gnustep-bounces+danieljboyd=icloud....@gnu.org >> <mailto:discuss-gnustep-bounces+danieljboyd=icloud....@gnu.org>> On Behalf >> Of Gregory Casamento >> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 9:52 AM >> To: Discuss-gnustep Discuss <discuss-gnustep@gnu.org >> <mailto:discuss-gnustep@gnu.org>> >> Subject: Debian Package Repository... >> >> Hey guys, >> >> One of the things we have struggled with in the past is the fact that the >> Debian packages are, necessarily, way behind. I would like to set up a >> repo that contains the needed packages (at first for deb, but then for rpm >> based repositories as well) for users to get their packages directly from us >> IF they choose to do so. I am in no way saying we should not create >> packages for Debian, but this would allow us to have more control and also >> would allow us to create packages that use clang instead of GCC for Linux. >> >> I am going to set this up on an AWS server. I will let you guys know about >> my progress. If anyone would like to help or has any advice, let me know. >> >> Thanks, GC >> -- >> Gregory Casamento >> GNUstep Lead Developer / OLC, Principal Consultant >> http://www.gnustep.org <http://www.gnustep.org/> - >> http://heronsperch.blogspot.com <http://heronsperch.blogspot.com/> >> https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=352392 >> <https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=352392> - Become a Patron >> https://gf.me/u/x8m3sx <https://gf.me/u/x8m3sx> - My GNUstep GoFundMe
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