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authorP. J. McDermott <pehjota>2013-01-04 21:35:17 (EST)
committer P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>2013-01-04 21:35:17 (EST)
commit231458ead4e2f6e5ead2631aced87bb6379ccddb (patch)
treeaac91d43f9c69557f28ae3ea9671a319c2199fde /dev/todo
parentffc8aa94975d0498f5af26dca70907718dd074ea (diff)
dev/todo/packaging: Update notes on Perl.
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@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ packaged soon includes:
Unmodified Perl 5 source is impossible to cross build without executing
software on the host system (in GNU Autoconf terms, the system for which the
- package is built). See [this mailing list thread][perl-cross-building] for
- more information. We will need to modify Perl's build system a bit before
- we can build a package.
+ package is built). For more information, see this [mailing list
+ thread][perl-cross-building] and the [work by Neil Williams for
+ Debian][debian-perl-cross-build].
* **[GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)](http://gcc.gnu.org/)**
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ packaged soon includes:
[perl-cross-building]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2012/06/msg00011.html
+[debian-perl-cross-build]: http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/serendipity/index.php?/archives/239-Long-term-maintenance-of-perl-cross-build-support-in-Debian.html