Package: debian-policy Version: 3.6.2.2 Severity: normal
Architectures are defined once as "i386" and once as "i386-linux". However, "i386-linux" does not work: dpkg-gencontrol: error: current build architecture i386 does not appear in package's list (alpha-linux amd64-linux arm-linux hppa-linux i386-linux ia64-linux m68k-linux mipsel-linux powerpc-linux s390-linux sparc-linux) I wanted to build pyinotify, which depends on a Linux kernel feature not available on all architectures. A wishlist bug against dpkg-dev http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=112325 suggests that the "correct" architecture definition would be linux-i386, but that contradicts debian-policy. This looks a little messy to me, so I cannot suggest a solution immediately. I have appended the contradictory parts of debian-policy: 5.6.8 Architecture ================== http://www.us.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Architecture Depending on context and the control file used, the Architecture field can include the following sets of values: * A unique single word identifying a Debian machine architecture, see Architecture specification strings, Section 11.1. [...] In the main debian/control file in the source package, or in the source package control file .dsc, one may specify a list of architectures separated by spaces, or the special values any or all. [...] Specifying a list of architectures indicates that the source will build an architecture-dependent package, and will only work correctly on the listed architectures.[29] [29] This is a setting used for a minority of cases where the program is not portable. Generally, it should not be used for new packages. 11.1 Architecture specification strings ======================================= http://www.us.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-customized-programs.html#s-arch-spec If a program needs to specify an architecture specification string in some place, the following format should be used: arch-os[60]. [60] The following architectures and operating systems are currently recognized by dpkg-architecture. The architecture, arch, is one of the following: alpha, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sh, sheb, sparc and sparc64. The operating system, os, is one of: linux, gnu, freebsd and openbsd. Use of gnu in this string is reserved for the GNU/Hurd operating system. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (900, 'stable'), (700, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15.4-suspend2-2.2 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
