os.major etc. on Linux

[René J.V. Bertin]

On Friday May 13 2016 03:54:26 Ryan Schmidt wrote:

>> If build_arch is not set then os.arch is used as a fallback. No doubt we don't detect an appropriate default for build_arch on Linux.
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>Yes I see in get_canonical_archs in src/port1.0/portutil.tcl where it uses os.arch if build_arch is empty.
>And I see in src/macports1.0/macports.tcl where it sets defaults for build_arch only on Darwin.

Right, that does ring a bell indeed, and I think that's indeed why I ended up keeping os_arch to x86_64 on 64-bit Linux.

I haven't had an answer to my question on how to tackle the os_major bug. Should I ask again via a formal bug report on trac?

R.

(PS, end of coffee break ^^)