Bug#639720: Simplified build and #639287: Updated patch for GNU/Hurd

[Svante Signell]

On Tue, 2011-08-30 at 10:50 +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-08-30 at 10:25 +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 07:48:15PM +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> > > Package: libhdf4
> > > Version: 4.2r4-12
> > > Severity: normal
> > > Tags: patch
> ...
> 
> > I'm perfectly aware of the possibility to run autotools on fly in rules.
> > I simply disagree about that for a few reasons which can be summarized
> > in a simple way: doing that exposes to more FTBS errors during the 
> > development cycle (when autotools versions change) 
> > than doing it once with a known working set of tools when (and only when) 
> > it is strictly required.
> > 
> > It is the same reason that motivates me to use maintainer mode in
> > my own set of automake scripts for all programs I write.

Samuel, this answers your Message #10 on bug #639287.

> I know that there are issues with the autotools, but keeping patches
> 3.3MB (compared to 68k) with a _lot_ of stuff that can be generated is
> not reasonable, at least in my (and other peoples opinion). The patch has
> been build tested on both Linux and Hurd.

See above.

> From what I recall this
> software will be replaced by hdf5, when it moves from experimental,
> right? 

According to the DM, libhdf4 will be continued together with hdf5?

> Anyway, I will create a new patch for bug #639287 to make it build for
> GNU/Hurd keeping the big patches (especially autotools), and make it as
> minimal as possible. 

Attached is a minimal patch set to make libhdf4 build under GNU/Hurd.
Three patches are supplied, updating the original patches kfreebsd,
shared_fortran and autotools. Hopefully these can be applied to enable
the build of mathgl later on.

Thanks!


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