[Bug 1255073] Re: dpkg --foreign-architecture does not work

[Brian Murray]

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
  dpkg --foreign-architecture does not work

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Description of the problem:
  Trying to use dpkg --foreign-architecture results in an error message.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Run
  sudo dpkg --foreign-architecture i386

  Expected result:
  Foreign architecture i386 to be added to dpkg.

  Actual result:
  The following error message is printed:
  # dpkg --foreign-architecture i386
  dpkg: error: need an action option

  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' !
  root at ubuntu:~# 

  How reproducible is the problem?
  It is reproducible every time.

  Additional information:
  Here is what the man page says for --foreign-architecture:
  ACTIONS
  [...]
         --foreign-architecture architecture
                Add  architecture  to the list of architectures for which
                packages can be installed without using --force-architec‐
                ture,  in  addition to the architecture dpkg is built for
                (i.e.: the output of --print-architecture).

  So because it is in the ACTIONS section it is itself an action option
  (like --print-foreign-architectures).

  Version information:
  Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
  dpkg 1.16.1.2ubuntu

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