Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2007-04-25 Thread Frank S. Thomas
package boinc boinc-client boinc-dev boinc-manager boinc-server tags 366741 + pending fixed-upstream thanks The alternative platform mechanism now also works for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (amd64), see http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/changeset/12467. This bug can be closed in versions >> 5.9.4. -- To

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-07-11 Thread Frank S. Thomas
On Tuesday 11 July 2006 08:21, Robert Millan wrote: > On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 12:51:22AM +0200, Frank S. Thomas wrote: > > severity 366741 normal > > stop > > > > On Sunday 21 May 2006 11:03, Frank S. Thomas wrote: > > > On Wednesday 10 May 2006 21:28, Robert Millan wrote: > > > > TTBOMK, no boinc

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-07-10 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 12:51:22AM +0200, Frank S. Thomas wrote: > severity 366741 normal > stop > > On Sunday 21 May 2006 11:03, Frank S. Thomas wrote: > > On Wednesday 10 May 2006 21:28, Robert Millan wrote: > > > TTBOMK, no boinc projects are providing core binaries for amd64. So our > > > onl

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-07-10 Thread Frank S. Thomas
severity 366741 normal stop On Sunday 21 May 2006 11:03, Frank S. Thomas wrote: > On Wednesday 10 May 2006 21:28, Robert Millan wrote: > > TTBOMK, no boinc projects are providing core binaries for amd64. So our > > only hope of making this package useful on that platform is requesting > > i686 on

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-23 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 03:55:36PM +0200, Frank S. Thomas wrote: > On Tuesday 23 May 2006 14:57, Robert Millan wrote: > > > On Monday 22 May 2006 17:52, Marc F. Clemente wrote: > > > > Robert Millan wrote: > > > > > Then I think the right fix would be to attempt a download of > > > > > x86_64-pc-li

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-23 Thread Frank S. Thomas
On Tuesday 23 May 2006 14:57, Robert Millan wrote: > > On Monday 22 May 2006 17:52, Marc F. Clemente wrote: > > > Robert Millan wrote: > > > > Then I think the right fix would be to attempt a download of > > > > x86_64-pc-linux-gnu binary, and if that fails fallback to > > > > i386-pc-linux-gnu. I

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-23 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 12:56:36PM +0200, Frank S. Thomas wrote: > On Monday 22 May 2006 17:52, Marc F. Clemente wrote: > > Robert Millan wrote: > > > Then I think the right fix would be to attempt a download of > > > x86_64-pc-linux-gnu binary, and if that fails fallback to > > > i386-pc-linux-gnu

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-23 Thread Frank S. Thomas
On Monday 22 May 2006 17:52, Marc F. Clemente wrote: > Robert Millan wrote: > > Then I think the right fix would be to attempt a download of > > x86_64-pc-linux-gnu binary, and if that fails fallback to > > i386-pc-linux-gnu. In that situation libc6-i386 wouldn't be needed in > > Depends (maybe Re

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-22 Thread Marc F. Clemente
Robert Millan wrote: Then I think the right fix would be to attempt a download of x86_64-pc-linux-gnu binary, and if that fails fallback to i386-pc-linux-gnu. In that situation libc6-i386 wouldn't be needed in Depends (maybe Recommends instead). Or maybe this alternative... Boinc checks to se

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-21 Thread Frank S. Thomas
On Wednesday 10 May 2006 21:28, Robert Millan wrote: > TTBOMK, no boinc projects are providing core binaries for amd64. So our > only hope of making this package useful on that platform is requesting i686 > ones instead. Another alternative would be if we would package and upload at least one ope

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 09:31:52AM -0500, Marc F. Clemente wrote: > Robert Millan wrote: > >TTBOMK, no boinc projects are providing core binaries for amd64. So our > >only > >hope of making this package useful on that platform is requesting i686 ones > >instead. Patch attached. > > I disagree.

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-12 Thread Marc F. Clemente
Robert Millan wrote: TTBOMK, no boinc projects are providing core binaries for amd64. So our only hope of making this package useful on that platform is requesting i686 ones instead. Patch attached. I disagree. I run a 64 bit Seti client on my amd64. I think that's useful enough. The 64 b

Bug#366741: get i686-linux-gnu binaries on amd64

2006-05-10 Thread Robert Millan
Package: boinc-client Version: 5.4.9-1+rmh Severity: important Tags: patch TTBOMK, no boinc projects are providing core binaries for amd64. So our only hope of making this package useful on that platform is requesting i686 ones instead. Patch attached. It also fixes the cpu check to work on non