Package: apt Version: 0.9.7.3 Severity: normal Hi,
apt-get build-dep does not honor the Architecture field of source packages and installs (cross) build dependencies anyways even if the source package in question cannot be compiled for that architecture. Example #1 (native build) ------------------------- The source package flash-kernel is Architecture: armel armhf. I'm executing the following on amd64 Debian Sid: josch@hoothoot> sudo chroot debian-sid-minbase apt-get -s build-dep flash-kernel Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: binutils bsdmainutils build-essential bzip2 cpp cpp-4.7 debhelper devio dpkg-dev file g++ g++-4.7 gcc gcc-4.7 gettext gettext-base groff-base html2text intltool-debian libasprintf0c2 libc-dev-bin libc6-dev libclass-isa-perl libcroco3 libdpkg-perl libffi5 libgdbm3 libgettextpo0 libglib2.0-0 libgmp10 libgomp1 libitm1 libmagic1 libmpc2 libmpfr4 libpcre3 libpipeline1 libquadmath0 libstdc++6-4.7-dev libswitch-perl libtimedate-perl libunistring0 libxml2 linux-libc-dev make man-db patch perl perl-modules po-debconf 0 upgraded, 50 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Example #2 (cross build) ------------------------ The source package ikarus is Architecture: i386 amd64. I'm trying to install cross build dependencies for armel: josch@hoothoot> sudo chroot debian-sid-minbase apt-get -s -a armel build-dep ikarus Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: autoconf automake autotools-dev binutils bsdmainutils build-essential bzip2 cpp cpp-4.7 debhelper dh-autoreconf dpkg-dev file g++ g++-4.7 gcc gcc-4.7 gcc-4.7-base:armel gettext gettext-base groff-base html2text intltool-debian libasprintf0c2 libc-dev-bin libc6:armel libc6-dev libclass-isa-perl libcroco3 libdpkg-perl libffi-dev:armel libffi5 libffi5:armel libgcc1:armel libgdbm3 libgettextpo0 libglib2.0-0 libgmp-dev:armel libgmp10 libgmp10:armel libgmpxx4ldbl:armel libgomp1 libitm1 libmagic1 libmpc2 libmpfr4 libpcre3 libpipeline1 libquadmath0 libstdc++6:armel libstdc++6-4.7-dev libswitch-perl libtimedate-perl libtool libunistring0 libxml2 linux-libc-dev m4 make man-db patch perl perl-modules po-debconf 0 upgraded, 64 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Conclusion ---------- In neither of the two situations above should apt-get install the build dependencies. In the first situation it is requested to natively build a source package for architectures different from the native one. In the second situation it is requested to cross build a package for an architecture it doesnt exist for. It would also be nice if there was a separate exit status for this special situation. cheers, josch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
