[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/5] gnupg2: new package

[Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>]

Vincente, All,

On 2014-06-06 17:34 +0100, Vicente Olivert Riera spake thusly:
> On 06/06/2014 03:33 PM, Bernd Kuhls wrote:
> >afaik gnupg2 is compatible with uclibc if you use the existing libpthsem
> >package instead of your new pth package.
> 
> no, it doesn't build (as is) using libpthsem. Here is why:
[--SNIP--]
> So, we have three options here and we need to decide one of them:
> 
> Option 1: add the new pth package
>   pros: -there is no need to patch libpthsem
>   cons: -gnupg2 will not work with uclibc
> 
> Option 2: patch the libpthsem package
>   pros: -no need to add pth package
>         -gnupg2 will work with uclibc
>   cons: -we need to patch libpthsem to install compatibility stuff
> 
> Option 3: patch gnupg2 to use libpthsem in case of pth is missing
>   pros: -no need to add pth package
>         -gnupg2 will work with uclibc
>         -gnupg2 will work with both libpthsem and pth
>   cons: -patching gnupg2 source code should be accepted upstream

I think option 1 is the best for now.

If Bernd (or anyone else) is interested in making gnupg2 work on uClibc,
it will be possible for him to apply either option 2 or option 3 later
on. Adding support for uClibc can (and should) be done in a separate
patch, anyway.

And whatever the package we patch (pthsem or gnupg2 or both), the patch
should be submitted upstream, of course! ;-)

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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