Re: List of packages which should probably be Architecture: all

[Raphael Geissert <atomo64+debian@gmail.com>]

Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> On 11/01/2008, Raphael Geissert wrote:
>> Note that this is the raw output of the script, packages which MUST be
>> arch all (debian-installer is excluded, because of technical reasons)
>> are listed below the list.
> 
> *MUST*, ahah.

Sorry, that is more like a "s/MUST/REALLY SHOULD" (strong should? :) 

> 
>> And here's the list of packages which after comparing the md5sum files
>> show no reason why they aren't arch all:
>> 
>> Grub Maintainers <pkg-grub-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
>>    grub
> 
> Again, there is a very good reason:
> | /usr/sbin/grub: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1
> | (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.1, dynamically linked (uses shared libs),
> | stripped
> 
>> Camm Maguire <camm@enhanced.com>
>>    hol88-library
> 
> So, again, *how* do you find it possible to list this package as MUST be
> Architecture: all, while it has things like that inside?
> | … cut …
> | /usr/lib/hol88-2.02.19940316/Library/pair/basic_ml.o: ELF 32-bit LSB
> | relocatable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
> | /usr/lib/hol88-2.02.19940316/Library/pair/both1_ml.o: ELF 32-bit LSB
> | relocatable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
> | usr/lib/hol88-2.02.19940316/Library/pair/both2_ml.o: ELF 32-bit LSB
> | relocatable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped … cut …
> 

There "MUST" be something wrong with the package then, how is that i386's
and amd64's md5sum are exactly the same?

>> Robert Millan <rmh@debian.org>
>>    grub (U)
> 
> Again…

Did you notice the "(U)"? ;)

> 
>> Masahito Omote <omote@debian.org>
>>    libuim-data
> 
> Sounds reasonable.
> 
>> Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org>
>>    grub (U)
>> Jason Thomas <jason@debian.org>
>>    grub (U)
> 
> Again…
> 
>> As usually, feedback is welcome.
> 
> Reiterating…
> 

Should probably compare i386 and something like armel next time.

I'm, again, sorry for those false positives (didn't expect them by comparing
md5sums of two different architectures).

Cheers,
Raphael Geissert