Hi! On Wed, 2026-02-18 at 11:35:48 +0100, Gioele Barabucci wrote: > Package: dpkg-dev > Version: 1.23.5 > Severity: wishlist
> Running `dpkg-scanpackages --arch=amd64 dir/` generates a Packages > file that includes both arch-amd64 and arch-all packages. > > (This made sense previously because Debian and other derivatives did > not have a `main/binary-all` binary path, just `main/binary-$arch`. > And it probably still makes sense until bugs like #915948 [1] are > fully resolved.) > [1] <https://bugs.debian.org/915948> I think for local repos it still makes sense, independently from how Debian and derivatives organizes its repositories. > However it would be nice to have a way to exclude arch-all packages > while generating Packages files. But I agree it would be nice to have the option to generate split repos. > Could `--arch=foo` be modified to mean "strictly foo, without all"? > Alternatively could a new option like `--arch-strict=foo` be > introduced, if you believe that the old behavior should not change? I don't think changing the semantics for --arch would be correct, as this is how it has been documented, and how people have relied on this option working. Instead I've added a new --no-implicit-arch option, which removes the implicit addition of the arch-all packages, so then you can run twice with --arch=foo and then --arch=all for example. (Attached the current change which I've queued for my next push targeting the next dpkg release.) Thanks, Guillem
From cffafc7f9e4b9d557610e91fcc2691879925990b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guillem Jover <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:41:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] dpkg-scanpackages: Add new --no-implicit-arch option MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit This option makes --arch not include the implicit «all» architecture when scanning for binary packages, so that callers can generate separate architecture specific and architecture independent Packages files. Closes: #1128325 --- man/dpkg-scanpackages.pod | 12 ++++++++++-- scripts/dpkg-scanpackages.pl | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/dpkg-scanpackages.pod b/man/dpkg-scanpackages.pod index e8cba1fcd..ad2c8e163 100644 --- a/man/dpkg-scanpackages.pod +++ b/man/dpkg-scanpackages.pod @@ -103,8 +103,16 @@ for more information on its format. =item B<-a>, B<--arch> I<arch> -Use a pattern consisting of I<*_all.deb> and I<*_arch.deb> instead of -scanning for all debs. +Use a pattern consisting of I<*_all.deb> and I<*_arch.deb>, +or I<*_arch.deb> if B<--no-implicit-arch> has been specified, +instead of scanning for all debs. + +=item B<--no-implicit-arch> + +Do not implicitly add architecture B<all> binary packages when specifying +B<--arch>. + +Supported since dpkg 1.23.6. =item B<-h>, B<--hash> I<hash-list> diff --git a/scripts/dpkg-scanpackages.pl b/scripts/dpkg-scanpackages.pl index b5d0c8498..b01793468 100755 --- a/scripts/dpkg-scanpackages.pl +++ b/scripts/dpkg-scanpackages.pl @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ my %options = ( }, type => undef, arch => undef, + 'implicit-arch' => 1, hash => undef, multiversion => 0, 'extra-override' => undef, @@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ my @options_spec = ( 'version', 'type|t=s', 'arch|a=s', + 'implicit-arch!', 'hash|h=s', 'multiversion|m!', 'extra-override|e=s', @@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ sub usage { Options: -t, --type <type> scan for <type> packages (default is 'deb'). -a, --arch <arch> architecture to scan for. + --no-implicit-arch do not add implicit architecture all to --arch. -h, --hash <hash-list> only generate hashes for the specified list. -m, --multiversion allow multiple versions of a single package. -e, --extra-override <file> @@ -257,7 +260,11 @@ $pathprefix //= ''; my $find_filter; if ($options{arch}) { - $find_filter = qr/_(?:all|${arch})\.$type$/; + if ($options{'implicit-arch'}) { + $find_filter = qr/_(?:all|${arch})\.$type$/; + } else { + $find_filter = qr/_${arch}\.$type$/; + } } else { $find_filter = qr/\.$type$/; } -- 2.51.0
