On Lu, 10 dec 12, 18:41:57, Brad Rogers wrote:
>
> FYI, Skype is now available as a multiarch package, v4.1.0.20.
Could you please tell me what makes it a multiarch package?
$ dpkg-deb -I debs/skype-debian_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb
new debian package, version 2.0.
size 30688192 bytes: control archive=4629 bytes.
32 bytes, 1 lines conffiles
1079 bytes, 20 lines control
9835 bytes, 137 lines md5sums
Package: skype
Version: 4.1.0.20-1
Section: non-free/net
Priority: extra
Architecture: i386
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~), libc6 (>= 2.7), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-network (>= 4:4.8.0), libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtwebkit4 (>= 2.1.0~2011week13), libstdc++6 (>= 4.6), libx11-6, libxext6, libxss1, libxv1, libssl1.0.0
Conflicts: skype-mid, skype-common, skype-bin
Replaces: skype-mid, skype-common, skype-bin
Installed-Size: 35952
Maintainer: Skype Technologies <info@skype.net>
Description: Wherever you are, wherever they are
Skype keeps you together. Call, see, message and share with others.
* It's free to download and join.
* Call, instant message and send photos and documents to anyone else on Skype.
* And with a webcam you can catch up face-to-face with a video call.
* Call mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates.
* Easily text message anywhere in the world.
* Get your friends together on a conference call.
.
And that's just the start...
As far as I can tell this is a plain i386 packages. Besides (haven't
read the multiarch specification), I don't think applications need any
conversion. One just needs to activate the proper architecture(s) and
then let the package managers do their job.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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