Hi,
I want to propose a talk or BoF or something in between about cross
building Debian packages. I've done this at DebConf 22 very
spontaneously as a Q&A BoF format. In Toulouse, I want to given an
introduction to the matter to the uninitiated and then move into the
hairy details. What is cross building? Why is cross building useful?
How can one cross build packages? What tends to work and what does not?
In what situations is cross building beneficial? How can one fix things
when it does not work? Unlike Kosovo, I'll come with slides for the
first half and want to leave plenty of room for questions. I'll try to
collect some questions ahead of time in case the audience is too shy.
If this is getting videoed, multiple microphones will be needed. Please
let me know if the unconventional proposal suits the conference. If not,
I will to consider changes to the format and topic.
Below goes the requested information.
Speaker name: Helmut Grohne
Travel budget: not to be compensated via the conference
Affiliation: I'm a Debian Developer
Duration and date: 40min during the weekend
Video recording: agreed
Language: English
Registered: yes (currently row 20)
Biography
After starting to contribute to Debian in 2005 it took me until 2013 to
formally become a Debian Developer. I tend to not maintain packages as I
am invested in architecture bootstrap, cross building, and other
archive-wide topics. Since 2022 I am serving on the technical committee
and working with Freexian who is funding my work on finalizing the
/usr-merge transition.
Please cc me in replies as I am not subscribed.
Helmut