-testequal 'Reading package lists...
-Building dependency tree...
-The following packages will be upgraded:
- apt:i386 apt2 libsame libsame:i386
-4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
-Inst libsame:i386 [1] (2 unstable [i386]) [libsame:amd64 on libsame:i386] [libsame:i386 on libsame:amd64] [libsame:amd64 apt:i386 ]
-Inst libsame [1] (2 unstable [amd64]) [apt2:amd64 apt:i386 ]
-Conf libsame:i386 (2 unstable [i386]) [apt2:amd64 apt:i386 ]
-Conf libsame (2 unstable [amd64]) [apt2:amd64 apt:i386 ]
-Inst apt2 [1] (2 unstable [amd64]) [apt:i386 ]
-Conf apt2 (2 unstable [amd64]) [apt:i386 ]
-Inst apt:i386 [1] (2 unstable [i386])
-Conf apt:i386 (2 unstable [i386])' aptget dist-upgrade -s
+# order in switch libsame:{amd64,i386} are unpacked is irrelevant, as both are installed - but we need to do it together
+LS_U_AMD="$(grep -o -n '^Inst libsame ' output.apt | cut -d: -f1)"
+LS_U_INT="$(grep -o -n '^Inst libsame:i386 ' output.apt | cut -d: -f1)"
+LS_C_AMD="$(grep -o -n '^Conf libsame ' output.apt | cut -d: -f1)"
+LS_C_INT="$(grep -o -n '^Conf libsame:i386 ' output.apt | cut -d: -f1)"
+
+msgtest 'Test if libsame:amd64 unpack before configure'
+test "$LS_U_AMD" -lt "$LS_C_AMD" && msgpass || msgfail
+
+msgtest 'Test if libsame:i386 unpack before configure'
+test "$LS_U_INT" -lt "$LS_C_INT" && msgpass || msgfail
+
+msgtest 'Test if libsame:amd64 unpack is before libsame:i386 configure'
+test "$LS_U_AMD" -lt "$LS_C_INT" && msgpass || msgfail
+
+msgtest 'Test if libsame:i386 unpack is before libsame:amd64 configure'
+test "$LS_U_INT" -lt "$LS_C_AMD" && msgpass || msgfail