Re: which Architecture to select for scripts?
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Ben Collins wrote:
> > I assume if you have a script which depends on an Architecture: any
> > or more restrictive Architecture:, you still just go ahead and set
> > Architecture: all and let the dependency make it clear which architectures
> > it can work on?
> If you mean, your script depends on a package that is architecure: any, or
> like "Architectre: i386 alpha", then yes. Your script has nothing
> architecture dependent. This way, if the program you depend on is ported
> to a new arch, you wont have to change your package.
But wouldn't that create uninstallable packages for the architectures
where there is no binary? I agree with Ben if the binary package in
question can theoretically be compiled on all archs (i.e. doesn't do
anything hardware-dependent like enumerate PCI devices), but you should
set it to the list of supported arches of the binary package if it
contains hardware dependencies.
Simon
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