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gprconfig kb not installed outside of bootstrap script

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start with bootstrap.sh and the code or packaging rules that populate /usr/share/gprconfig. Check how release updates install the gprconfig knowledge base without bootstrapping a new architecture. Done means the knowledge base is installed through the normal update or packaging path, with the relevant installation behavior verified.

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Description

Since de15c785678e51ee586f643091f1fff303e3812d /usr/share/gprconfig is populated from within bootstrap.sh script only.
This is a problem for packaging/distributions because bootstrap.sh is not used for update between releases but only for bootstrapping on new architecture.

Dominant language
Ada
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Forks
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