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  • Bug#1107127: syslinux: drop gcc-multilib dependency

    From Helmut Grohne@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 1 22:20:02 2025
    XPost: linux.debian.devel.cd

    Source: syslinux
    Version: 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3.1
    Tags: patch
    User: debian-cross@lists.debian.org
    Usertags: cross-satisfiability

    We'd like to remove the gcc-multilib package from unstable. Instead,
    targeted toolchains such as i686-linux-gnu-gcc should be used. In this
    case, we are in the fortunate position that syslinux uses the 32bit
    toolchain as freestanding. The standard gcc package includes this
    functionality (including -m32) as long as no libc is being used. As
    syslinux builds 32bit firmware, that's the case and we may drop both gcc-multilib and libc6-dev-i386 from Build-Depends. Using reproducible
    builds, we may see that output artifacts are entirely unaffected by this change. I'm attaching a patch for your convenience. While I consider it
    safe for inclusion in trixie (due to reproducibility), I recommend
    deferring it to forky to avoid disrupting the release process.

    Helmut

    diff --minimal -Nru syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/changelog syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/changelog
    --- syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/changelog 2025-04-13 11:31:54.000000000 +0200
    +++ syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/changelog 2025-06-01 10:53:06.000000000 +0200
    @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
    +syslinux (3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
    +
    + * Non-maintainer upload.
    + * Drop unused gcc-multilib and libc6-dev-i386 build dependencies. (Closes: #-1)
    +
    + -- Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:53:06 +0200
    +
    syslinux (3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3.1) unstable; urgency=medium

    * Non-maintainer upload.
    diff --minimal -Nru syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/control syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/control
    --- syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/control 2025-04-13 11:31:54.000000000 +0200
    +++ syslinux-6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1/debian/control 2025-06-01 10:53:06.000000000 +0200
    @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
    Build-Depends:
    debhelper-compat (= 12),
    libext2fs-dev,
    - gcc-multilib [amd64