Bug#594283: grub: non-standard gcc/g++ used for build (gcc-4.3)

[Didier Raboud]

tags 594283 + patch
thanks

Le mercredi, 25 août 2010 07.58:59, Matthias Klose a écrit :
> This package builds with a non standard compiler version; please check
> if this package can be built with the default version of gcc/g++.
> 
> Please keep this report open until the package uses the default
> compiler version for the package build.

Hi dear Grub maintainers, 

I just tried to _build_ Grub (Legacy) with the currently default GCC, and 
(without much surprise), it builds fine (at least on amd64).

A possible proposed NMU is attached (basically removing the explicit 
references to gcc-4.3 and Build-Depending on gcc-multilib [amd64]), but I 
can't be confident enough to upload it without having tested it.

So, Grub maintainers, what do you want to do? As this RC bug shows, Grub 
Legacy currently doesn't build from source; so there are probably two 
solutions only:

a) Build it with the default compiler, get it tested and migrated to testing,
b) remove it from Debian (is grub-pc ready enough [I use it for a very long 
time, but I don't have special needs…] ?)

What's your opinion ?

Cheers,

-- 
OdyX
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