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-rw-r--r--doc/apt-cache.8.xml2
-rw-r--r--doc/apt-get.8.xml27
-rw-r--r--doc/apt.conf.5.xml10
-rw-r--r--doc/examples/configure-index2
-rw-r--r--doc/po/apt-doc.pot2
-rw-r--r--doc/po/de.po4
-rw-r--r--doc/po/es.po2
-rw-r--r--doc/po/fr.po2
-rw-r--r--doc/po/ja.po4
-rw-r--r--doc/po/pl.po4
-rw-r--r--doc/po/pt.po4
-rw-r--r--doc/sources.list.5.xml18
12 files changed, 64 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index 431ef8704..1393de015 100644
--- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
about the priority selection of the named package.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term>madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable></term>
+ <varlistentry><term>madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para><literal>apt-cache</literal>'s <literal>madison</literal> command attempts to mimic
the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian
archive management tool, <literal>madison</literal>. It displays
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.
diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index 02de89f3b..2634c47a9 100644
--- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,15 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was
compiled for.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
+
+ <varlistentry><term>Architectures</term>
+ <listitem><para>All Architectures the system supports. Processors implementing the <literal>amd64</literal>
+ are e.g. also able to execute binaries compiled for <literal>i386</literal>; This list is use when fetching files and
+ parsing package lists. The internal default is always the native architecture (<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)
+ and all foreign architectures it can retrieve by calling <command>dpkg --print-foreign-architectures</command>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>Default-Release</term>
<listitem><para>Default release to install packages from if more than one
version available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: 'stable', 'testing',
diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index
index 6884e06e3..49e803f91 100644
--- a/doc/examples/configure-index
+++ b/doc/examples/configure-index
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ quiet::NoUpdate "true"; // never update progress information - included in -q=1
APT
{
Architecture "i386";
+ Architectures { "amd64"; "armel"; };
Build-Essential "build-essential";
NeverAutoRemove { "linux-image.*"; }; // packages that should never
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ APT
// Options for apt-get
Get
{
+ Host-Architecture "armel";
Arch-Only "false";
AllowUnauthenticated "false";
AutomaticRemove "false";
diff --git a/doc/po/apt-doc.pot b/doc/po/apt-doc.pot
index 47a7c38d7..2a4eef558 100644
--- a/doc/po/apt-doc.pot
+++ b/doc/po/apt-doc.pot
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:266
-msgid "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgid "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
diff --git a/doc/po/de.po b/doc/po/de.po
index dc4d34b81..196305bf9 100644
--- a/doc/po/de.po
+++ b/doc/po/de.po
@@ -1230,8 +1230,8 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:266
-msgid "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
-msgstr "madison <replaceable>/[ Paket(e) ]</replaceable>"
+msgid "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgstr "madison <replaceable>[ Paket(e) ]</replaceable>"
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:267
diff --git a/doc/po/es.po b/doc/po/es.po
index c8fdc9fed..ad7d02109 100644
--- a/doc/po/es.po
+++ b/doc/po/es.po
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:266
-msgid "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgid "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
msgstr "madison <replaceable>[ paquete(s) ]</replaceable>"
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
diff --git a/doc/po/fr.po b/doc/po/fr.po
index 6e3977c43..f5273f639 100644
--- a/doc/po/fr.po
+++ b/doc/po/fr.po
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:266
-msgid "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgid "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
msgstr "madison <replaceable>[ paquet(s) ]</replaceable>"
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
diff --git a/doc/po/ja.po b/doc/po/ja.po
index 8a75af980..d27bc1b64 100644
--- a/doc/po/ja.po
+++ b/doc/po/ja.po
@@ -1304,8 +1304,8 @@ msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:266
-msgid "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
-msgstr "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgid "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgstr "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
# type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
diff --git a/doc/po/pl.po b/doc/po/pl.po
index b74746ffc..6afced6cf 100644
--- a/doc/po/pl.po
+++ b/doc/po/pl.po
@@ -1311,8 +1311,8 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:266
-msgid "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
-msgstr "madison <replaceable>/[ pakiet(y) ]</replaceable>"
+msgid "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgstr "madison <replaceable>[ pakiet(y) ]</replaceable>"
#
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
diff --git a/doc/po/pt.po b/doc/po/pt.po
index 6fd27a5c3..f0bfea56d 100644
--- a/doc/po/pt.po
+++ b/doc/po/pt.po
@@ -1255,8 +1255,8 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:266
-msgid "madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
-msgstr "madison <replaceable>/[ pacote(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgid "madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable>"
+msgstr "madison <replaceable>[ pacote(s) ]</replaceable>"
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
#: apt-cache.8.xml:267
diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml
index 837f07683..fab125b4e 100644
--- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml
+++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
<para>The format for a <filename>sources.list</filename> entry using the
<literal>deb</literal> and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:</para>
- <literallayout>deb uri distribution [component1] [component2] [...]</literallayout>
+ <literallayout>deb [ options ] uri distribution [component1] [component2] [...]</literallayout>
<para>The URI for the <literal>deb</literal> type must specify the base of the
Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs.
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@
simultaneous anonymous users. APT also parallelizes connections to
different hosts to more effectively deal with sites with low bandwidth.</para>
+ <para><literal>options</literal> is always optional and needs to be surounded by
+ square brackets. It can consist of multiple settings in the form
+ <literal><replaceable>setting</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>.
+ Multiple settings are separated by spaces. The following settings are supported by APT,
+ note through that unsupported settings will be ignored silently:
+ <itemizedlist><listitem><para><literal>arch=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal>
+ can be used to specify for which architectures packages information should
+ be downloaded. If this option is not set all architectures defined by the
+ <literal>APT::Architectures</literal> option will be downloaded.</para>
+ </listitem></itemizedlist></para>
+
<para>It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most
preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting
by speed from fastest to slowest (CD-ROM followed by hosts on a local
@@ -206,6 +217,11 @@ deb http://security.debian.org/ &stable-codename;/updates main contrib non-free
<para>Source line for the above</para>
<literallayout>deb-src file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free</literallayout>
+ <para>The first line gets package information for the architectures in <literal>APT::Architectures</literal>
+ while the second always retrieves <literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>armel</literal>.</para>
+ <literallayout>deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main
+deb [ arch=amd64,armel ] http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main</literallayout>
+
<para>Uses HTTP to access the archive at archive.debian.org, and uses only
the hamm/main area.</para>
<literallayout>deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main</literallayout>
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