Bug#1107869: apt: modernize-sources discards arch=

[Ben Morris <bugs@benmorris.org.uk>]

Package: apt
Version: 3.0.2
Severity: normal
User: multiarch-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: multiarch

Dear Maintainer,

apt modernize-sources has ignored [arch=amd64] from a couple of repos. Because I have a multiarch system, this results in apt update printing warnings every time:

> Notice: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'

Adding "Architectures: amd64" to the end of the new sources file prevents this.



Ben Morris

-- Package-specific info:

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/apt-listbugs present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/forbidden.pref present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/wtf.pref present, but not submitted) --


-- (no /etc/apt/sources.list present) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-https_ppa_launchpadcontent_net_maveonair_helix-editor_ubuntu-trixie.list.bak present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-https_ppa_launchpadcontent_net_maveonair_helix-editor_ubuntu-trixie.sources present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/extrepo_debian_experimental.sources present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/extrepo_google_chrome.sources present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list.bak present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-earth-pro.list.bak present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-earth-pro.sources present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:paul4us.list.bak present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:paul4us.sources present, but not submitted) --


-- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list.bak --

deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main

-- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.sources --

Types: deb
URIs: https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/
Suites: xenial
Components: main 
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 13.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.12.32-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB:en_US
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.152
ii  base-passwd             3.6.7
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2025.1
ii  libapt-pkg7.0           3.0.2
ii  libc6                   2.41-8
ii  libgcc-s1               14.2.0-19
ii  libseccomp2             2.6.0-2
ii  libssl3t64              3.5.0-2
ii  libstdc++6              14.2.0-19
ii  libsystemd0             257.6-1
ii  sqv                     1.3.0-3

Versions of packages apt recommends:
ii  ca-certificates  20250419

Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn  apt-doc         <none>
ii  aptitude        0.8.13-7
ii  dpkg-dev        1.22.20
ii  gnupg           2.4.7-21
ii  powermgmt-base  1.38

-- no debconf information