This works best:

SYSTEM_ARCH=`echo $ARCH |\
  sed -e s/[i]*.86/i386/ -e s/sun4u/sparc64/ -e s/arm.*/arm/ -e s/sa110/arm/`
if [ -z "$SYSTEM_ARCH" ]
then
SYSTEML_ARCH=`uname -m |\
     sed -e s/[i]*.86/i386/ -e s/sun4u/sparc64/ -e s/arm.*/arm/ -e 
s/sa110/arm/`
fi 

$ARCH is very important to be able to cross-compile, but it isn't implemented 
in portage yet (but works most of the time) `uname -m` or `arch` should only 
be used when no $ARCH is available

Regards,

Pieter



On Thursday 25 April 2002 01:23, you wrote:
> Currently the ARCH variable is set in your /etc/make.profile (I think
> that¹s the right file) and that is used to detect your arch. (ARCH=ppc)
>
> Dunno if this will help you or not but thought I would put my 2 cents worth
> in
>
> Mark
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking to fix the most ebuild.  What's a good trick to detect
> > powerpc build situation?  What is used currently?
> >
> > thx
> > Gontran
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