On 04/10/2012 21:42, Igor Pashev wrote: > Package: nodejs > Version: 0.6.19~dfsg1-5 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > I'm porting Debian on illumos kernel and using GNU toolchain (GCC, binutils, > etc.) > > Node.js' build system sucks so much that cannot detect features of the > compiler > and the linker. Instead it tests the platform. > > It assumes, that on "sunos" linker always exports all dynamic symbols. It is > true for sunos linker, but not for GNU ld - the latter need --export-dynamic, > or -rdynamic option to GCC. > > Another issue is that Node.js' build system passes -threads options to the > compiler. GCC does not support it. > > I believe Debian on any kernel will use GNU tools, thus these patches can be > adopted by Node.js package.
I see no problem in applying that patch, but I'd like to understand if that patch can be forwarded upstream or not. Do you know why upstream choose those options for sunos ? Jérémy. _______________________________________________ Pkg-javascript-devel mailing list Pkg-javascript-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-javascript-devel
