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Bug#749826: Improvement



Le samedi 12 juillet 2025, 14:31:48 heure d’été d’Europe centrale Helmut 
Grohne a écrit :
> Hi Bastien,
> 
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2025 at 11:40:49AM +0200, Bastien Roucaries wrote:
> > I will prefer at the begining a general introduction for giving context.
> > 
> > Something along the line at the top:
> > 
> > On Debian, multi-arch support allows you to install and run software
> > packages built for different CPU architectures on the same system, even
> > using user or system emulation. It may be used for cross building or for
> > compatibility for legacy installation
> > 
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > +architecture-dependentinterfaces and therefore architecture-indpenedent
> > 
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> Confirmed.
> 
> > +Conversely, packages must not use other packages in ways declined by
> > +their ``debian/README.multiarch``.
> > 
> > This should be documented as an installed to /usr/share/doc file or a
> > source only file.
> From my point of view, it is reasonably clear that this path refers to
> the source package. It also is developer information and not generally
> useful for installed systems.
yes I know in this case something along "the source ``debian/
README.multiarch`` will help the reader
> 
> > + It may check the
> > +``DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE_REFCOUNT`` environment variable set by
> > +``dpkg``.
> > 
> > This variable should be should be shortly described. Does it decrease with
> > deinstallation until 0....
> Please refer to man 1 dpkg. Policy cannot cover each and every aspect
> and some of the matter is deferred to individual tool's documentation.
Perfect in this case a note saying see Please refer man 1 dpkg will help the 
reader

Bastien
> 
> Helmut

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