[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#760889: Enable nodejs to build on ppc64el

[Jérémy Lal]

Le lundi 08 septembre 2014 à 18:44 -0300, Breno Leitao a écrit :
> Package: nodejs
> Version: 0.10.29~dfsg-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to enable nodejs to build for ppc64el. It was ported and the
> upstream process is still in progress.
> 
> For now, the patches are at https://github.com/andrewlow/node.
> 
> So, the next step here is to attach a patch that applies smoothly to Debian's
> nodejs. Any concern about it?

Apart from the fact nodejs build-depends on libv8-3.14, which is not
ppc64el enabled (yet).
The reason why libv8-3.14 ppc patch wasn't applied is because ppc
architecture supports too old processors and the v8 ppc port was not
compatible with those.
Obviously that problem isn't going to happen with ppc64el.

I'll happily accept patches to v8-3.14/nodejs.
Are you able to make sure the test suites pass, please ?

Jérémy.