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[Matthias Klose <doko@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 25.02.2016 14:11, James Cowgill wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-02-25 at 11:58 +0100, Matthias Klose wrote:
> > Package: src:openjdk-8
> > Version:
> > Severity: serious
> > Tags: sid stretch moreinfo
> >
> > According to the build logs, openjdk-8 fails to configure on mips and mips64el:
> > https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=openjdk-8
>
> So this particular error seems to be due to setting CC=gcc-4.9 in
> debian/rules, but gcc-4.9 isn't a build-dependency! So config.guess
> which tries to run $CC, always fails since it can't find it.
>
> It built on mipsel due to a typo in debian/rules allowing openjdk to
> build with gcc-5 on mipsel - which apparently works.

Thanks! I'll switch mipsel to GCC 5 then.

I remember that GCC 5 worked on mipsel, while it failed on mips in the bootcycle 
build.  Could you verify this as well?

Testing using GCC 5 would be welcome for mips and mips64el.

> > I'm thinking to just disable openjdk builds on the mips* platforms. The feedback
> > from the porters is rare, and non-migration to testing holds back security updates.
>
> I really hope that doesn't have to happen - but if noone else can help
> out (at least testing the gcc-5 stuff), then that may be the best thing
> to do.

So keeping mipsel and dropping mips then?

Matthias