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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml')
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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 11b53e5e7..9d901b492 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ <replaceable>target_release</replaceable> </arg> </arg> + <arg> + <option>-a=</option> + <arg choice='plain'> + <replaceable>default_architecture</replaceable> + </arg> + </arg> + <group choice="req"> <arg choice='plain'>update</arg> @@ -254,8 +261,10 @@ <para>If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using - <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command>, if <option>--download-only</option> - is specified then the source package will not be unpacked.</para> + <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for the architecture as + defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> option. + If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source package + will not be unpacked.</para> <para>A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism @@ -270,7 +279,9 @@ <varlistentry><term>build-dep</term> <listitem><para><literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an - attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package.</para></listitem> + attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are + satisfied to build the package nativly. If desired a host-architecture can be specified + with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>check</term> @@ -433,6 +444,16 @@ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>-a</option></term> + <term><option>--host-architecture</option></term> + <listitem><para>This option controls the architecture packages are built for + by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies + are satisfied. By default is not set which means that the host architecture + is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by <literal>APT::Architecture</literal>) + Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>-b</option></term><term><option>--compile</option></term> <term><option>--build</option></term> <listitem><para>Compile source packages after downloading them. |