[Bug 141531] Re: Can't install packages built for other architectures

[Francois Gouget]

> To make installation of 32 bits software in ubuntu 64 bits (zsnes, etc
...) easier, gdebi have to work with 32 bits packages.

Ubuntu 13.04 ships with gdebi 0.9 which has multiarch support. Sure it's
still a bit buggy (*) but it's somewhat usable. So shouldn't this bug be
closed?


(*) Here are the gdebi multiarch bugs I know of:

- gdebi-gtk/kde crashes if the package is already installed for another architecture
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717858

- gdebi-core: gdebi mishandles the ':any' dependencies
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717859

- gdebi-core: gdebi mishandles the architecture-specific dependency qualifiers
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717861


** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #717858
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717858

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #717859
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717859

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #717861
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717861

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Title:
  Can't install packages built for other architectures

Status in “python-apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gdebi

  To make installation of 32 bits software in ubuntu 64 bits (zsnes, etc
  ...) easier, gdebi have to work with 32 bits packages.

  A warning to know that this package is not for this architecture can be show to prevent installation of 32 bits package when a 64 bits one exist.
  If the user agree the installation gdebi have to search if ia32-libs is installed and if it's not he add it at dependencies, and after gdebi will install the 32bits package.

  It will be a good new feature for 64 bits Hardy !

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