Re: Freepascal compiler inclusion of pre-build binary

[Hans de Goede <j w r degoede hhs nl>]

Joost van der Sluis wrote:
> Op zondag 14-10-2007 om 13:45 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef Dennis
> Gilmore:
> > Once upon a time Sunday 14 October 2007, Joost van der Sluis wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > When the fpc-package (Freepascal compiler) was approved, there were no
> > > rules regarding pre-build binaries and compilers yet. But after some
> > > discussion I got an approval to use them.
> > >
> > > Now I want to add support for ppc64 but to do that, I need to use a
> > > pre-build binary once more. The current packaging-guidelines state that
> > > I need an approval from the packaging committee.
> > >
> > > So what should I do now, ask for an approval or isn't that necessary?
> > I think that since you initially got approval to use the prebuilt binary  to 
> > bootstrap fpc  that it should be ok.  What i would suggest though is putting 
> > the logic in the spec permanently to bootstrap other archs  and have a 
> > defines control that.  Once you have a build that has been bootstrapped.  
> > build a new version that is built against the fedora built fpc package.
>
> I deliberately removed all the prebuilt-binary stuff from the spec-file
> after the first release. But maybe you're right. I can add it with a
> define. That could be usefull in the future.

This is what I've done to the (no binaries needed, but still a strange dance 
needed) bootstrap code for arm-gp2x-gcc & glibc. I think that this is best, as 
this for example will also allow the sparc people to boostrap it (well not in 
your case, but in mine).

Regards,

Hans