Re: ports/ia64: klibc-utils in Sid should use static binaries

On 06/04/2018 04:59 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote:
> I tried to follow the guide on the Debian wiki ([1]) and the `apt[-get] build-dep klibc` command fails:
>
> 
> [1]: https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingTutorial#The_packaging_workflow

Why aren't you using sbuild? You should always build in a clean environment.
Not on your normal system.
 
> 
> Maybe I should use sbuild in the future.

Indeed.

>> Also, you should create an account on salsa.debian.org, fork the
>> klibc repository into your own salsa home, create a branch for the
>> ia64-fix, revert the patch and send a pull request to Ben.
> 
> I wasn't sure if code parts for an unofficial Debian arch can be included in the official repos, but on the other hand as we did the same thing for the GRUB patches to support GPT on sparc64, it actually makes perfect sense to do so. What was I thinking... :-/

The source code is shared among release and ports architectures.

Adrian