Raphael Bossek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I'm a active member of the dpkg-cross package part of the www.emdebian.org > project. > > A long outstanding feature request was to support APT for dpkg-cross. The > realisation > result in diversion of apt-get, apt-cache and apt-config which is our CVS > pending for > a new release to experimental as soon as the APT wrapper is stable. > > The Debian Policy Manaual advice me to discuss this diversion here. Please > feel free > to comment the consequences of this diversion. > > dpkg-cross provide a extension for apt-get, apt-cache and apt-config with the > command > line option -a|--arch where your cross-host architecture can be specified. > This arch > is by default your architecture your are developing for using a > cross-compiler suite. > > If no architecture (-a|--arch) is specified the original implemenations > apt-get, > apt-cache and apt-config are executed instead so nothink changes for those > uses who > do not use this extension. > >>From my point of view the extension of the APT tools by diversion do not >>break today > functionality. It was one gole not to break today functionality! > > -- > Raphael Bossek
We were thinking of using -a|--arch for multiarch support in the future to tell apt to prefer a certain architecture on install. apt-get -a i386 install bash zsh screen ... instead of the longer apt-get install bash:i386 zsh:i386 screen:i386 ... MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]