[Bug 1756055] [NEW] Architecture "any" package dependencies not supported

[Colin Finck]

Public bug reported:

Using Ubuntu Trusty, I cannot install a package that has an architecture "any" package dependency.
For example, this is the case when attempting to install https://packages.debian.org/sid/kgb-bot which depends on "perl:any".
Newer dpkg versions correctly interpret this "any" as an architecture specification for "perl" and continue the installation.

Just like https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1730627
has recently backported a feature from newer dpkg to Trusty's older
version, this should also be possible to fix this bug.

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Architecture "any" package dependencies not supported

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Using Ubuntu Trusty, I cannot install a package that has an architecture "any" package dependency.
  For example, this is the case when attempting to install https://packages.debian.org/sid/kgb-bot which depends on "perl:any".
  Newer dpkg versions correctly interpret this "any" as an architecture specification for "perl" and continue the installation.

  Just like https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1730627
  has recently backported a feature from newer dpkg to Trusty's older
  version, this should also be possible to fix this bug.

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