Bug#844052: glib2.0: FTBFS on !linux due to libmount

[Iain Lane]

Control: tags -1 + pending

FYI,

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 04:28:02PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Am 12.11.2016 um 02:15 schrieb Samuel Thibault:
> > Source: glib2.0
> > Version: 2.50.2-1
> > Severity: important
> > Tags: patch
> > User: debian-hurd at lists.debian.org
> > Usertags: hurd
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > glib2.0 currently FTBFS on !linux because debian/rules inconditionally
> > enables the use of libmount, available on Linux only.  The attached
> > patch fixes this.
> 
> Seeing that libmount1 is arch:any, I do not immediately see a reason why
> libmount-dev has to be arch:linux-any.
> So I'd rather see that architecture restriction dropped. I've CCed their
> maintainers.
> 
> Andreas, can you comment here please?

Still useful to hear, but we discussed this on IRC and I'm going to
upload disabling this on !linux. Apparently libmount is only partially
working on non-linux. If and when it turns out to work enough for glib
then we should re-enable it.

Cheers,

-- 
Iain Lane                                  [ iain at orangesquash.org.uk ]
Debian Developer                                   [ laney at debian.org ]
Ubuntu Developer                                   [ laney at ubuntu.com ]
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