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

[Adam Conrad]

This is fixed in newer versions of dpkg.  It's not worth an upload just
to fix the manpage in precise, but if someone wants to tack it on to
another dpkg SRU, more power to them.

** Also affects: dpkg (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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

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Title:
  dpkg --foreign-architecture does not work

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in dpkg source package in Precise:
  New

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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