On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 09:53:26PM +0200, Yann Dirson wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:12:42AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > Yann Dirson <ydir...@free.fr> writes: > > > > > Package: apt > > > Version: 0.8.15.10 > > > Severity: normal > > > > > > (found no changelog entry for 0.9.x looking like this problem) > > > > > > I have many sources.list entries, and only want selected ones to take > > > armel packages into account. The new [arch=] tag seems tailored for > > > this, but then, APT::Architectures defaults to all foreign archs > > > > This works the other way around. arch=... is to limit the architectures. > > The default is ment to be all APT::Architectures. > > Just to be sure: even if there is some way to setup sources the way I > wanted to do it, there still appears to be a bug that prevents apt to > even manipulate (even remove) a foreign package when its arch has been > removed from APT::Architectures: > > # apt-get remove libc6:armel > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package libc6:armel
If I re-enable armel and proceed with removal (a newer libc6:amd64 had already been installed causing breakage, see Bug#670668), I get a cryptic error from dpkg, but can't be sure who's causing it - at least things seem back in working order as far as packages seem concerned: (Reading database ... 438877 files and directories currently installed.) Removing libgcc1:armel ... dpkg: libc6:armel: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested: locales depends on glibc-2.13-1; however: Package glibc-2.13-1 is not installed. Package libc6:armel which provides glibc-2.13-1 is to be removed. Package libc6:amd64 which provides glibc-2.13-1 is not configured yet. Removing libc6:armel ... dpkg: error: --configure needs a valid package name but 'libc6' is not: ambiguous package name 'libc6' with more than one installed instance Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' ! E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up libc6:amd64 (2.13-30) ... Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.13-30) ... Setting up libc-dev-bin (2.13-30) ... Setting up libc6-i386 (2.13-30) ... Setting up libc6-dev (2.13-30) ... Setting up libc6-dev-i386 (2.13-30) ... Press return to continue. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
