Bug#914418: apt: Foreign packages that depend on "all" arch packages won't install

2018-11-23 Thread James McCoy
Control: forcemerge 910732 -1 On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 09:57:46AM +0100, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 07:16:43PM +1030, John Pearson wrote: > > Attempting to install a foreign arch package that depends on an "all" > > architecture package fails, as apt looks for a copy of

Bug#914418: apt: Foreign packages that depend on "all" arch packages won't install

2018-11-23 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Control: reassign -1 vim-common Control: severity -1 wishlist On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 07:16:43PM +1030, John Pearson wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 1.4.8 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** > >*

Bug#914418: apt: Foreign packages that depend on "all" arch packages won't install

2018-11-23 Thread John Pearson
Package: apt Version: 1.4.8 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** * What led up to the situation? I have a number of i386 and amd64 systems, mostly running amd64 kernels and with support for both architectures in