On Wed, 05 Sep 2012, Michal Marek wrote: > On 5.9.2012 15:05, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for your reply, > > > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 03:50:10PM +0200, Michal Marek wrote: > >> Adding Max to CC. > >> > >> On 14.8.2012 12:44, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > >>> Architecture was set explicitly in debian/control for one of the three > >>> packages (linux-libc-dev) but not for the other two. When cross-building > >>> it gives me an error: > >>> > >>> dpkg-gencontrol: error: current host architecture 'armhf' does not > >>> appear in package's architecture list (amd64) > >>> > >>> Also note that if used, dpkg --print-architecture should have been > >>> replaced with dpkg-architecture. > >>> > >>> Signed-off-by: Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>> --- > >>> scripts/package/builddeb | 3 +-- > >>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) > >>> > >>> diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb > >>> index acb8650..d9c71a6 100644 > >>> --- a/scripts/package/builddeb > >>> +++ b/scripts/package/builddeb > >>> @@ -252,13 +252,12 @@ mkdir -p "$destdir" > >>> (cd $objtree; tar -c -f - -T "$objtree/debian/hdrobjfiles") | (cd $destdir; tar -xf -) > >>> ln -sf "/usr/src/linux-headers-$version" "$kernel_headers_dir/lib/modules/$version/build" > >>> rm -f "$objtree/debian/hdrsrcfiles" "$objtree/debian/hdrobjfiles" > >>> -arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) > >>> > >>> cat <<EOF >> debian/control > >>> > >>> Package: $kernel_headers_packagename > >>> Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-2.6 > >>> -Architecture: $arch > >>> +Architecture: any > >>> Description: Linux kernel headers for $KERNELRELEASE on $arch > >>> This package provides kernel header files for $KERNELRELEASE on $arch > >>> . > >> > >> As the package contains files from arch/$SRCARCH/include, I doubt that > >> this is a valid change. > > > > But you optionally force the Architecture later on in build_package. > > "Arhcitecture: any" in the source package states that the binary package > > will be the one stated by the build system. > > Ah, OK. I don't know much about Debian packaging in fact. Max, could you > have a look? The original thread is here: > http://lkml.org/lkml/2012/8/14/133. I meant to add you to CC before, > but apparently I forgot. yes indeed it is an invalid change. Cross building shouldn't need it, what did you exactly try? -- maks -- 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