Package: dkms Version: 2.2.0.3-1.2 Severity: normal dkms is arch:all, it can satisfy dependencies for foreign packages. However, for compatibility, dependencies and recommendations from such a package are by default interpreted as being satisfied only by an arch:all or an arch:native package. (Also, it cannot satisfy dependencies from a foreign arch-dependent package, as its own dependencies won't match the architecture of the dependent.)
In the case of dkms, the recommendations of linux-headers and linux-image can result in unnecessary installation of native packages when an installed foreign package is suitable. This will become more important in jessie as I hope to drop the redundant amd64 kernel flavour from i386. Please add 'Multi-Arch: foreign' to the control file to override these restrictions, as they are not needed. Ben. -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: amd64 Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dkms depends on: ii build-essential 11.5 ii coreutils 8.13-3.3 ii dpkg-dev 1.16.9 ii gcc 4:4.7.2-1 ii make 3.81-8.2 ii module-init-tools 9-2 ii patch 2.6.1-3 Versions of packages dkms recommends: ii fakeroot 1.18.4-2 ii linux-headers-3.2.0-3-amd64 [linux-headers] 3.2.23-1 ii linux-headers-3.4-trunk-amd64 [linux-headers] 3.4.1-1~experimental.1 ii linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 [linux-image] 2.6.32-46 ii linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 [linux-image] 3.2.32-1 ii menu 2.1.46 ii sudo 1.8.5p2-1 dkms suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
