Bug#701710: libav: FTBFS on powerpcspe

[Roland Stigge]

Hi Reinhard,

On 02/27/2013 05:47 PM, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Roland Stigge <stigge at antcom.de> wrote:
>> Hi Reinhard,
>> On 02/27/2013 02:57 PM, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>>> I don't understand this. Why does gcc on powerpcspe enable altivec by
>>> default? If powerpcspe ships a gcc that has broken default settings,
>>> then this should be fixed first.
>>
>> I had a second look at this, and it turned out that it's actually a bug
>> in upstream's configure.
> 
> Please propose a patch to fix that instead of changing debian/rules then.

In the last mail (that you cite) there is a new patch attached. This
patch alone fixes the issue completely (an upstream bug), without
changes to debian/* at all.

>> Will file a similar upstream fix to the mplayer2 package/bug.
> 
> You did not answer my question/suggestion at all. Can you please
> comment on my suggestion to fix the gcc package?

I don't consider this a gcc bug. It's working fine in the powerpcspe
scene for many years now. You should just refrain from explicitly
activating "-maltivec" and everything is fine.

Thanks,

Roland