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.