Dima Kogan:
This really should work. It's maybe sorta ok for "apt-file list", but it
also affects "apt-file find". Look:
[...]
I.e. I asked it to tell me what package provides a file, and I had to
tell it which architecture to look at.
The whole point of apt-file is to look up the package name from a path,
and if I have to tell IT things like the architecture, it loses a lot of
its utility.
Thanks.
Hi Dima,
From my PoV, what you experience here with find is a complete different
problem.
By default, apt-file uses the `APT::Architectures` configuration
variable to determine which architectures to search for[1]. If APT's
default is not correct here and you do not APT to see arm64, then please
add the corrected `APT::Architectures` to `/etc/apt/apt-file.conf`. If
you feel that `-a` should have a different default, then please file a
separate bug.
Also, MRs or patches are welcome to improve the documentation if you
want to contribute to making apt-file better for the next person! :)
I hope that solves your particular issue.
Thanks,
Niels
[1]: You can use `apt-config dump | grep Architectures` to see the
default value that apt-file would get.
