Bug#51832: packaging-manual: Architecture setting: more information.
Package: packaging-manual
Version: 3.1.0.0
Severity: wishlist
Hello.
The packaging-manual doesn't say what is the criteria used to select the
architectures for a binary package.
For example: I am (the no official yet) maintainer of the rhtvision
library
and setedit text editor.
The rhtvision library was tested on i386 and alpha, then I set the
architecture field to "alpha i386".
Then Roman Hodek complained because there isn't anything preventing the
library and the editor from working on other architectures.
So, what should I do? I have changed the architecture field to "any" but
I don't know if this is correct...
In my opinion the packaging manual should talk about the rationale for
the
architecture field.
Please, see bug 50319.
Thanks and sorry for my poor english.
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Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux baldo 2.2.13 #1 Mon Oct 25 16:22:55 UYT 1999 i586
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