[pkg-x2go-devel] Bug#875867: nx-libs-lite FTCBFS: configures for the build architecture

[Helmut Grohne]

Hi Mike,

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 02:13:10PM +0000, Mike Gabriel wrote:
> the nx-libs-lite source package (in unstable) will be replaced by nx-libs
> source package (in exp) soon. Can you provide some feedback for that package
> version, too? Note that it contains far more code (i.e. a complete Xserver).

A quick look at nx-libs' debian/rules suggests that it suffers from the
very same symptoms. It seems that you still confuse build and host. I
suggest that you read the TERMS section of man 1 dpkg-architecture. The
configure invocation also lacks the relevant --host flag. The patch for
nx-libs-lite should be easily portable.

You can very easily test cross buildability yourself. Both sbuild
(--host=somearch) and pbuilder (--host-arch=somearch) support cross
building out of the box. Just try.

Once nx-libs lands in unstable, it'll likely be scrutinized by the qa
infrastructure. We'll see. :)

Helmut