Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes:
> Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>> David Kalnischkies wrote:
>
>>> Why would it be intuitive to add a specific value for the arch attribute
>>> with
>>> apt-get install foo # arch |= native
>>> but remove all values of the attribute with
>>> apt-get remove foo # arch &= ~all-architectures
>>> ?
> [...]
>> But I really think this is something anyone can get used to. In the
>> examples you listed above:
>>
>> apt-get install foo; # install foo with default arch-list (native)
>> apt-get remove foo; # remove foo
>>
>> If foo is installed for no architectures, that does not mean it is
>> installed with an empty architecture list. It means it is simply not
>> installed.
>
> Ok, now I think I figured out the inconsistency you are pointing to.
> If i386 is the native architecture, what would you expect the
> following sequence of commands to do?
>
> apt-get install linux-image-3.2.0-1-amd64:amd64
>
> ... wait a few weeks ...
>
> apt-get install linux-image-3.2.0-1-amd64
>
> I would expect it to install the kernel with 'Architecture: amd64' and
> then to upgrade it.
>
> So the proposed semantics are not quite 'arch |= native'. They are
> more like 'arch defaults to native for non-installed packages'.
>
> Jonathan
Assuming linux-image-3.2.0-1-amd64:i386 still exists I would expect apt
to install that if it has a equal or greater version than the installed
linux-image-3.2.0-1-amd64:amd64.
Current apt behaviour is a bit strange there though:
mrvn@frosties:~% apt-cache policy acl
acl:
Installed: 2.2.51-4
Candidate: 2.2.51-5
Version table:
2.2.51-5 0
500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid/main amd64 Packages
*** 2.2.51-4 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
mrvn@frosties:~% apt-cache policy acl:i386
acl:i386:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2.2.51-5
Version table:
2.2.51-5 0
500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid/main i386 Packages
I would expect something like:
mrvn@frosties:~% apt-cache policy acl
acl:
Installed: 2.2.51-4 amd64
Candidate: 2.2.51-5 amd64
Version table:
2.2.51-5 0
500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid/main amd64 Packages
499 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid/main i386 Packages
*** 2.2.51-4 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status amd64
But it seems my patch to reduce the pin of non-native architectures is
not in current apt and policy doesn't list all archs for M-A:foreign
packages.
MfG
Goswin
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