On 10.1.2011 18:46, maximilian attems wrote: > Seems review went unnoticed, due to using signature. Oh, indeed, I thought that was just full-quote in your email, sorry. > On Sat, 25 Dec 2010, maximilian attems wrote: >>> +# Build header package >>> +find . -name Makefile -o -name Kconfig\* -o -name \*.pl > /tmp/files$$ >>> +find arch/x86/include include scripts -type f >> /tmp/files$$ >> x86 centric? > > this will break on any non x86 arch, what is the correct variable > for $ARCH? This should be changed to arch/$SRCARCH/include. >>> +(cd $objtree; find .config Module.symvers include scripts -type f >> /tmp/objfiles$$) >>> +destdir=$hdrdir/usr/src/linux-headers-$version >>> +mkdir -p "$destdir" "$hdrdir/DEBIAN" "$hdrdir/usr/share/doc/$hdrpackagename" >> could move up to the other mkdir calls. > > we did that already. > >>> +tar -c -f - -T /tmp/files$$ | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -) >>> +(cd $objtree; tar -c -f - -T /tmp/objfiles$$) | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -) >>> +rm -f /tmp/files$$ /tmp/objfiles$$ >>> +arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) >>> + >>> +cat <<EOF >> debian/control >>> + >>> +Package: $hdrpackagename >>> +Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-2.6 >>> +Architecture: $arch >> not sure if that will interfere with the new crosscompile feature >> of deb-pkg in linux-next. > > aboves arch call seems redundant with what we already have. Yes, please remove it. BTW, here is a bugreport I got privately about the very same issue: On 12.1.2011 10:02, Ralf Rösch wrote: | [...] | Attached you will find a patch to complete the build successfully for my | mipsel target. | The dpkg --print-architecture shows i386 which results in error: | dpkg-gencontrol: Fehler: aktuelle Host-Architektur »mipsel« erscheint | nicht in der Architekturliste (i386) des Pakets | (current host architecture 'mipsel' does not appear in package's list i386) | so I changed "arch" temporary to "any". | | It would be nice if it would be possible to make the kernel-headers | installable on any host. | They are needed very frequently for cross-compiling. (I already possible | with dpkg force). Michal -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html