arch:all vs arch:any

[Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.de>]

Hi,

>  * We have a transition mechanism for the locales, as the Debian archive
>    used to expose arch:all packages on all architectures even when the
>    corresponding arch:any package is not available yet. This has been

debian-ports *still* does that: perl-modules:all became available
before perl:any, which led to all sorts of shenanigans and breakage.

bye,
//mirabilos
-- 
<igli> exceptions: a truly awful implementation of quite a nice idea.
<igli> just about the worst way you could do something like that, afaic.
<igli> it's like anti-design.  <mirabilos> that too… may I quote you on that?
<igli> sure, tho i doubt anyone will listen ;)