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

[Didier Raboud]

tags 594283 - patch
thanks

Le lundi, 14 novembre 2011 22.26:10, Didier Raboud a écrit :
> 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.
> 
> So, Grub maintainers, what do you want to do? As this RC bug shows, Grub
> Legacy currently doesn't build from source;

A little followup: after a short and interesting chat together with Colin 
Watson (CCed on his request) on #debian-boot, it sounds that the removal of 
grub legacy is not a valid option currently (Xen support, etc).

Given that the fixes needed to get Grub legacy built with gcc-4.6 have been 
pushed to Ubuntu, he agreed to "get the relevant bits merged". Thanks !

To others readers of this RC bug: don't upload grub with the too simple patch 
I proposed previously; as the LP:#837815 bug shows, this will simply not work 
and lead to uninstallable grub. (aka "disaster").

Cheers, 

OdyX

[LP:#837815] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/837815
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