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Re: Specify package to build only on a single architecture?



On June 29, 2013 10:59:24 PM Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 30.06.2013 05:42, schrieb Steve M. Robbins:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a package that is only useful on 1 architecture.  How is that
> > stated in the control file?  I tried putting "Architecture" in the
> > initial paragraph but the build complains:
> > 
> > dpkg-source: warning: unknown information field 'Architecture' in input
> > data in general section of control info file
> > 
> > What's the mechanism for this?
> 
> You set the Architecture for the binary package , not the source
> package. See [1] as an example

OK.  This is a library with 3 binary packages: runtime, dev, and doc.  I can 
set the first two, but the latter is arch "all".

Is there anything that has to be done to let the other autobuilders know not 
to look at this source package?

Thanks,
-Steve


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