[pkg-GNUstep-maintainers] Bug#247141: amd64 support imcomplete

[Goswin von Brederlow]

Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de> writes:

> Goswin von Brederlow writes:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> in gnustep-base 1.9.2-5 you added amd64 in the debian/rules file but
>> you forgot to also add it in debian/control.
>> 
>> The build now fails to find the ffcall library when running configure
>> since the Build-Depends doesn't apply for amd64.
>
> yes, forgot to regenerate the control-file before upload. will be in
> there for the next upload. first run 'debian/rules control-file' after
> unpacking.

Have you thought about creating a control.new file on every build and
failing if that differs from the control file? Or some other automatic
sanity checking.

Just an idea.

MfG
        Goswin