On 01/24/2011 12:38 AM, Björn Persson wrote: > I have a question regarding the use of ExclusiveArch. > > At https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures#ExcludeArch_.26_ExclusiveArch > it says that only packages which are exclusively architecture-specific should > use ExclusiveArch. Is it appropriate to extend this to packages which aren't > architecture-specific themselves, but which depend on a package that is > available only on some architectures? > > The reason why I'm asking is that some packages with Ada code which I maintain > can't be built on architectures where Gnat, the Ada compiler, is unavailable, > and apparently this annoys the people who work on secondary architectures. The > proposed workaround is to add ExclusiveArch entries to the Ada packages, > listing the architectures where the gcc-gnat package is available, and then > update those entries when someone manages to bootstrap Gnat on a new > architecture. I'd like to know if this use of ExclusiveArch is acceptable, or > if I'll run the risk of being told that it's against the rules and must be > removed. imho it could be a solution, but unfortunately rh and fedora think it's differently:-( since if the package is noarch then koji can send it to any builder (even if you have exclusicearch:-() so your package wont compile sometime... ps. the same happened with me with gstreamer-java when ppc version of java always crash. and i ask it a few year ago.. that's the only reason why gstreamer-java is not noarch:-(( -- Levente "Si vis pacem para bellum!" -- packaging mailing list packaging@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/packaging
