[Bug 1096990] Re: Backport x32 support to stable releases for infratructure/buildd use

[Colin Watson]

Hello Adam, or anyone else affected,

Accepted dpkg into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/1.16.1.2ubuntu7.1
in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag
from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing will help
us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  Backport x32 support to stable releases for infratructure/buildd use

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “dpkg” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  This allows various bits of archive and package building infrastructure on precise to recognise x32 as a valid arch, needed for Soyuz, but also some third-party archive infrastructure setups.

  [Test Case]
  Test that "dpkg-architecture -ax32" outputs the same on precise-proposed as it does on raring.

  [Regression Potential]
  Minimal regression potential.  Should double-check that "dpkg-architecture -ax32" and "dpkg-architecture -aamd64" output as desired, with 32/64 bits as appropriate.

  [Original Report]
  See bug #1096986 for reference, but for x32, we also need a backport of the abitable feature in dpkg-architecture to support x32 on precise.  This is already included in quantal and beyond, and if needed in lucid, will be done in lucid-cat, rather than in the archive.

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