Re: Architecture: all versus linux-any

[Jerome BENOIT <g6299304p@rezozer.net>]

Hi,

thanks for the reply.

On 27/12/13 20:45, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 07:53:32PM +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>> Hello List,
> 
>> I am maintaining a package, FireHOL not to name it, which basically
>> contains bash sources. So it Architecture was set up to all by one of
>> my predecessor. Meanwhile, kfreebsd support emerged.
>> As FireHOL is meant to manage iptables, it is de facto meant for linux:
>> http://qa.debian.org/debcheck.php?dist=unstable&package=firehol (bottom)
>> Therefore, may I restrict Architecture to linux-any ?
> 
> You *may* do so, but why bother?

Because debcheck complains.

  The package already depends on the
> architecture-dependent iptables, and is therefore uninstallable on kfreebsd. 
> So there doesn't seem to be any harm to having the package be Architecture:
> all.
> 

Will setting Architecture to linux-all create more harm ?

Jerome