[Slapt-get-devel] right arch package selection

[Jason Woodward]

Hi Andrei,

> I have issue when upgrading from Alien's 'ktown' repository
> http://alien.slackbook.org/ktown/
> I have x86_64 system, but when I press 'Mark All Upgrades' in Gslapt, it
> marks kde packages of wrong i486 architecture. So every time I upgrade
> kde, I have to manually select all needed kde packages.
> To deal with the issue I wrote a patch which works for me:
> 
> --- src/package.c.orig	2011-10-09 18:20:20.000000000 +0400
> +++ src/package.c	2011-10-09 18:49:57.000000000 +0400
> @@ -1147,7 +1147,11 @@
>	 /* they are equal if the integer values are equal */
>	 /* for instance, "1rob" and "1" will be equal
> */
>	 if (atoi(a_build) == atoi(b_build))
> +	 {
> +	if (strstr(b, "x86_64"))
> +		return lesser;
>	   return equal;
> +	 }
> 
>	 if (atoi(a_build) < atoi(b_build))
>	   return greater;
> 
> Obviously it is duty hack.
> It would be fine if you implement more generous approach to solve the
> problem.

What do you have in your excludes?  Do you have i[3456]86 ?


take care,
jason
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Jason Woodward