On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 05:14:22PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: > 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? $ grep CROSS_COMPILE .config CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE="arm-linux-gnueabihf-" Command: KBUILD_DEBARCH=armhf make ARCH=arm KBUILD_IMAGE=uImage deb-pkg Error I get: dpkg-gencontrol: error: current host architecture 'armhf' does not appear in package's architecture list (amd64) It seems I have to use KBUILD_DEBARCH, as the kernel build system can't really tell if I want armel or armhf (If I built the same kernel for a Squeeze system I would have been forced to use armel). After I apply the patch, I can build the packages with no problem. The generated linux-libc-dev file has "Architecture: armhf". Below is debian/control at the time the error message was generated: Source: linux-upstream Section: kernel Priority: optional Maintainer: Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir@xxxxxxxxxx> Standards-Version: 3.8.4 Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/ Package: linux-image-3.6.0-rc4-cm-t3730+ Provides: linux-image, linux-image-2.6, linux-modules-3.6.0-rc4-cm-t3730+ Suggests: linux-firmware-image Architecture: any Description: Linux kernel, version 3.6.0-rc4-cm-t3730+ This package contains the Linux kernel, modules and corresponding other files, version: 3.6.0-rc4-cm-t3730+. Package: linux-headers-3.6.0-rc4-cm-t3730+ Provides: linux-headers, linux-headers-2.6 Architecture: amd64 Description: Linux kernel headers for 3.6.0-rc4-cm-t3730+ on amd64 This package provides kernel header files for 3.6.0-rc4-cm-t3730+ on amd64 . This is useful for people who need to build external modules Package: linux-libc-dev Section: devel Provides: linux-kernel-headers Architecture: any Description: Linux support headers for userspace development This package provides userspaces headers from the Linux kernel. These headers are used by the installed headers for GNU glibc and other system libraries. -- Tzafrir Cohen icq#16849755 jabber:tzafrir.cohen@xxxxxxxxxx +972-50-7952406 mailto:tzafrir.cohen@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.xorcom.com iax:guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/tzafrir -- 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
