Package: dpkg
Version: 1.15.4.1
The dpkg determines the architecture in which it's in from a build time
constant. This makes things difficult if we use host's dpkg to operate
on packages non-native to host, for example, with scratchbox2.
It would be nice if dpkg would read DEB_HOST_ARCH for example to user a
chance to override this if needed.
Patch included.
diff -Nur dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2+0m6/src/main.c dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2.1/src/main.c
--- dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2+0m6/src/main.c 2009-11-11 21:45:25.000000000 +0200
+++ dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2.1/src/main.c 2009-11-16 14:39:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@
}
const char thisname[]= "dpkg";
-const char architecture[]= ARCHITECTURE;
+const char buildarchitecture[]= ARCHITECTURE;
+char *architecture = NULL;
const char printforhelp[]= N_(
"Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];\n"
"Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;\n"
@@ -694,6 +695,9 @@
jmp_buf ejbuf;
static void (*actionfunction)(const char *const *argv);
+ architecture = getenv("DEB_HOST_ARCH");
+ if (!architecture) architecture = buildarchitecture;
+
setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
bindtextdomain(PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
textdomain(PACKAGE);
diff -Nur dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2+0m6/src/main.h dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2.1/src/main.h
--- dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2+0m6/src/main.h 2009-11-11 21:45:25.000000000 +0200
+++ dpkg-1.15.4.1+maemo2.1/src/main.h 2009-11-16 14:39:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
extern const char *admindir;
extern const char *instdir;
extern struct pkginqueue *ignoredependss;
-extern const char architecture[];
+extern const char buildarchitecture[];
+extern char *architecture;
struct invoke_hook {
struct invoke_hook *next;
