Public bug reported:
Description of the problem:
Trying to use dpkg --foreign-architecture results in an error message.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Run
sudo dpkg --foreign-architecture i386
Expected result:
Foreign architecture i386 to be added to dpkg.
Actual result:
The following error message is printed:
# dpkg --foreign-architecture i386
dpkg: error: need an action option
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
root@ubuntu:~#
How reproducible is the problem?
It is reproducible every time.
Additional information:
Here is what the man page says for --foreign-architecture:
ACTIONS
[...]
--foreign-architecture architecture
Add architecture to the list of architectures for which
packages can be installed without using --force-architec‐
ture, in addition to the architecture dpkg is built for
(i.e.: the output of --print-architecture).
So because it is in the ACTIONS section it is itself an action option
(like --print-foreign-architectures).
Version information:
Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
dpkg 1.16.1.2ubuntu
** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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dpkg --foreign-architecture does not work
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