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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] reminder about arch-specific patching
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 06:59:16
Message-Id: 200412070159.08899.vapier@gentoo.org
1 just a reminder ... when you create patches, please do *not* apply them under
2 arch-specific conditions unless absolutely necessary
3
4 i was fixing up the linux26-headers ebuild when i noticed there were 3 fixes
5 in place that were 'protected' by $ARCH ... all three fixes were perfectly
6 safe to apply regardless of $ARCH setting
7
8 the reason this is very important is because of cross-compiling ... it is
9 coming, and every case like this is just another barrier to keep it from
10 working properly
11 -mike
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