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spicctrl package

64 version available?

Asked by Jorge Gustavo

Hi,

I've a Sony Vaio with a 64 bit kernel.
Is it possible to provide the spicctrl package compiled for 64 bit kernels?

Thanks in advance,

Jorge

P.S. Meanwhile, I'll try to learn how to do it.

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

The code is quite small (one c file, and one h file).

You could use dpkg-source to rebuild the package as per here:
http://www.moosechips.com/2008/09/ubuntu-rebuild-a-source-package/

You will need to install your kernel headers in addition to the sources listed there. You will also need to override the debian/control file to remove the arch-specific instruciton.

Currently this package is unmaintained in debian upstream.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=372111

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#2

I should further mention that it may be that some of that code may actually be specific to 32 bit versions of the vaio hardware; which may be why the package is marked as 32 bit only. I don't actually know this, however.

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