Based off the debian bug report this is fixed in at least Ubuntu 16.04. I tested this with Ubuntu 19.04 and can confirm it is fixed in that version as I was able to create an armhf chroot. After running mk-sbuild I received the following message:
Done building snapper-armhf. To CHANGE the golden image: sudo schroot -c source:snapper-armhf -u root To ENTER an image snapshot: schroot -c snapper-armhf To BUILD within a snapshot: sbuild -A -d snapper-armhf PACKAGE*.dsc To BUILD for : sbuild -A -d snapper-armhf --host PACKAGE*.dsc ** Changed in: debootstrap (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1544760 Title: Not possible to use armhf with debootstrap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1544760/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs