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Re: binNMUing on some architectures breaks Multi-arch: same



On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:30:08 +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:

> The current state is that M-A: same packages must have the same version
> and identical Changelog files across all architectures. That means
> binNMU on all architectures or a sourcefull upload.
> 
Or accept that such packages aren't multiarch co-installable for now.

> That certainly isn't the solution but just the state of things. And
> fixing the tools to ensure M-A: same packages are binNMUed for all
> architectures makes sense for the time being.
> 
No.

> The final solution to this issue remains open but one suggestion is to
> change the binNMU mechanism in a way that doesn't produce a changed
> Changelog file (but record the binNMU changelog entry somewhere else)
> and then loosen the version requirement for M-A: same packages to
> source:Version.
> 
So people who want to install binNMUed multiarch packages can go fix
that.

Cheers,
Julien


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