Re: How do I know if my package is 'arch-all' or 'arch-any'?

[anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:01 PM, W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> wrote:
> Quoting "anatoly techtonik" <techtonik@gmail.com>:
>>
>> python-support README [1] contains different instructions for
>> 'arch-all' and 'arch-any' packaged. How do I know which one is mine?
>
> all: Package works on all architectures without (re-) compilation,
>     e.g. a program written in Python
>
> any: Package needs e.g. compilation, but will work on any
>     architecture, e.g. a library for Python, but written in C

Thanks! How about updating python-support README with these comments?
Something makes me think that most Python people who are the primary
readers of this text don't really know what is "arch-all" or
"arch-any".

> HTH!
>
> PS: debian-mentors is probably the best list for questions, that
> are not directly related to Python.

You can't say it is not related to Python! And subscribing to yet
another mailing list is painful unless it is a Google Group.
-- 
anatoly y.