David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies+deb...@gmail.com> writes: > 2010/7/23 Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-...@web.de>: >> I have apt configured with Apt::Architectures = { "amd64"; "armel"; } >> and a Apt::Post-Update hook that transforms the armel Packages.gz file >> into something suitable for cross-compiling. But all packages that are >> not Architecture: all are ignored from >> ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-armel_Packages. > > More specifically: It ignores packages which are not arch :all or :armel > in this file. Your libc6-armel-cross package is :amd64. > > Its done more or less on intension as files which have a specific > architecture (in this case armel) shouldn't include other architectures > by design. Could be changed, sure, but i am unsure if this should be done. > APT has done it that way since ever so far > (expect the experimental versions in which i broke itÂ…). > > (dpkg/status and flat Packages files are different, from these APT will > include all packages included in the Architectures list).
I thought that could be the problem. But that isn't it, or not just that (see spooky part below). I 've put the mangled Packages file at http://mrvn.homeip.net/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-armel_Packages.bz2 if you want to try yourself. r...@frosties:/var/lib/apt/lists# apt-get update Get:1 http://chocos sid Release.gpg [197B] Ign http://chocos/debian/ sid/main Translation-en Get:2 http://chocos sid Release [7962B] Ign http://chocos sid/main amd64 Packages Get:3 http://chocos sid/main amd64 Packages [8996kB] Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid Release.gpg [835B] Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid/main Translation-en Get:5 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid Release [104kB] Get:6 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main armel Packages [6649kB] Fetched 15.8MB in 33s (476kB/s) I: mangling chocos_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-amd64_Packages I: mangling ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-armel_Packages Reading package lists... Done r...@frosties:/var/lib/apt/lists# grep-dctrl -P libc6-armel-cross ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-armel_Packages Package: libc6-armel-cross Architecture: armel Version: 2.11.2-2~0.3 Breaks: locales (<< 2.11), locales-all (<< 2.11), nscd (<< 2.11) Conflicts: tzdata (<< 2007k-1), tzdata-etch, libc6-i386 (<< 2.9-18), ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Depends: libc-bin (= 2.11.2-2), libgcc1-armel-cross Provides: glibc-2.11-1-armel-cross, ia32-abi, ia32-abi-1 Replaces: ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales Description: Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. Filename: pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6_2.11.2-2_armel.deb Homepage: http://www.eglibc.org Installed-Size: 9740 MD5sum: f5b878ce5fb8aa01a7927fa1460df537 Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-gl...@lists.debian.org> Priority: required SHA1: 0464d597dfbf949e8c17a42325b1f93fb4914afd SHA256: faca4a3d9ccff57568abf41f6cb81ddd835be7b5d8b0161e2d5f9a7f26aae3c0 Section: libs Size: 4178958 Source: eglibc (2.11.2-2) Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, protocol::ipv6, role::shared-lib, suite::gnu r...@frosties:/var/lib/apt/lists# apt-cache show libc6-armel-cross E: Can't select versions from package 'libc6-armel-cross' as it purely virtual E: No packages found And now for the really spooky part: r...@frosties:/var/lib/apt/lists# grep-dctrl -P libc6-armel-cross ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-armel_Packages > t r...@frosties:/var/lib/apt/lists# mv t ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-armel_Packages r...@frosties:/var/lib/apt/lists# apt-cache show libc6-armel-cross Package: libc6-armel-cross Architecture: armel Version: 2.11.2-2~0.3 Breaks: locales (<< 2.11), locales-all (<< 2.11), nscd (<< 2.11) Conflicts: tzdata (<< 2007k-1), tzdata-etch, libc6-i386 (<< 2.9-18), ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Depends: libc-bin (= 2.11.2-2), libgcc1-armel-cross Provides: glibc-2.11-1-armel-cross, ia32-abi, ia32-abi-1 Replaces: ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales Description: Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. Filename: pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6_2.11.2-2_armel.deb Homepage: http://www.eglibc.org Installed-Size: 9740 MD5sum: f5b878ce5fb8aa01a7927fa1460df537 Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-gl...@lists.debian.org> Priority: required SHA1: 0464d597dfbf949e8c17a42325b1f93fb4914afd SHA256: faca4a3d9ccff57568abf41f6cb81ddd835be7b5d8b0161e2d5f9a7f26aae3c0 Section: libs Size: 4178958 Source: eglibc (2.11.2-2) Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, protocol::ipv6, role::shared-lib, suite::gnu Where does that come from suddenly? Testing some more I find that adding libdb1-compat-armel-cross to the Packages file makes libc6-armel-cross disapear: ===[ ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-armel_Packages ]== Package: libc6-armel-cross Architecture: armel Version: 2.11.2-2~0.3 Breaks: locales (<< 2.11), locales-all (<< 2.11), nscd (<< 2.11) Conflicts: tzdata (<< 2007k-1), tzdata-etch, libc6-i386 (<< 2.9-18), ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Depends: libc-bin (= 2.11.2-2), libgcc1-armel-cross Provides: glibc-2.11-1-armel-cross, ia32-abi, ia32-abi-1 Replaces: ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Suggests: glibc-doc, debconf | debconf-2.0, locales Description: Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. Filename: pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6_2.11.2-2_armel.deb Homepage: http://www.eglibc.org Installed-Size: 9740 MD5sum: f5b878ce5fb8aa01a7927fa1460df537 Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-gl...@lists.debian.org> Priority: required SHA1: 0464d597dfbf949e8c17a42325b1f93fb4914afd SHA256: faca4a3d9ccff57568abf41f6cb81ddd835be7b5d8b0161e2d5f9a7f26aae3c0 Section: libs Size: 4178958 Source: eglibc (2.11.2-2) Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, protocol::ipv6, role::shared-lib, suite::gnu Package: libdb1-compat-armel-cross Architecture: armel Version: 2.1.3-13~0.3 Conflicts: libc6-i386 (<< 2.9-18), ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Depends: libc6-armel-cross (>= 2.4~0.3) Provides: ia32-abi, ia32-abi-1 Replaces: libc0.3-armel-cross (<< 2.2.5-13~0.3), libc6-armel-cross (<< 2.2.5-13~0.3), libc6.1-armel-cross (<< 2.2.5-13~0.3), libdb2-util-armel-cross, ia32-libs, ia32-libs-gtk Description: The Berkeley database routines [glibc 2.0/2.1 compatibility] libdb is a library for manipulating database files, developed at Berkeley. . It supports three kinds of file formats: * btree. A representation of a sorted, balanced tree structure. * hashed. An extensible, dynamic hashing scheme. * UNIX file oriented. A byte stream file with fixed or variable length records. . This library exists for compatibility with applications built against glibc 2.0 or 2.1. There is intentionally no corresponding development package. Do not link new applications against this library! Filename: pool/main/d/db1-compat/libdb1-compat_2.1.3-13_armel.deb Installed-Size: 136 MD5sum: 4043f176ab2b40b0c01bc1211b8c103c Maintainer: Colin Watson <cjwat...@debian.org> Priority: extra SHA1: b9396fdd2e3e8d1d4ba9e74e7346075852d85666 SHA256: f17decaa28d1db3eeb9eb17bebe50d437d293a509bcdd7cdfd3ebb56f5de3cea Section: oldlibs Size: 44168 Source: db1-compat (2.1.3-13) Tag: devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::shared-lib, special::obsolete, works-with::db ====================================================================== Testing some more I find that the problem is the Replaces line. Changing libc6-armel-cross to Changing libc6-armel-cross2 makes libc6-armel-cross appear. Changing it back makes it disapear. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org