* doc/apt.conf.5.xml:

  - document APT::Architectures list (Closes: #612102)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dc0f08333d6c73fe3f92a153a3e3cb7e1ea28668..af7e792db18c530d4fa010cd7117de1efd972756 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ apt (0.8.15.2) unstable; urgency=low
       told us the opposite before (e.g. in fakeroot 1.16) (Closes: #630591)
   * doc/sources.list.5.xml:
     - document available [options] for sources.list entries (Closes: 632441)
       told us the opposite before (e.g. in fakeroot 1.16) (Closes: #630591)
   * doc/sources.list.5.xml:
     - document available [options] for sources.list entries (Closes: 632441)

+  * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+    - document APT::Architectures list (Closes: #612102)

 
 

- -- David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies@gmail.com>  Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:12:21 +0200
+ -- David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies@gmail.com>  Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:31:55 +0200

 
 apt (0.8.15.1) unstable; urgency=low
 
 
 apt (0.8.15.1) unstable; urgency=low
 

diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index 02de89f3ba80e2d9273680b16fcb6613d5391f6e..2634c47a948ecaf24b8bcd4c8c99793d7b888109 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,15 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
      parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was 
      compiled for.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was 
      compiled for.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>

-     
+
+     <varlistentry><term>Architectures</term>
+     <listitem><para>All Architectures the system supports. Processors implementing the <literal>amd64</literal>
+     are e.g. also able to execute binaries compiled for <literal>i386</literal>; This list is use when fetching files and
+     parsing package lists. The internal default is always the native architecture (<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)
+     and all foreign architectures it can retrieve by calling <command>dpkg --print-foreign-architectures</command>.
+     </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+

      <varlistentry><term>Default-Release</term>
      <listitem><para>Default release to install packages from if more than one
      version available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: 'stable', 'testing',
      <varlistentry><term>Default-Release</term>
      <listitem><para>Default release to install packages from if more than one
      version available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: 'stable', 'testing',

diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index
index 6884e06e32d82f3c6703aff7162f6957c787d092..27232d40b152987e86c9ed285bfbb79d16308007 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/examples/configure-index
+++ b/doc/examples/configure-index
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ quiet::NoUpdate "true"; // never update progress information - included in -q=1
 APT 
 {
   Architecture "i386";
 APT 
 {
   Architecture "i386";

+  Architectures { "amd64"; "armel"; };

   Build-Essential "build-essential";
 
   NeverAutoRemove  { "linux-image.*";  };  // packages that should never
   Build-Essential "build-essential";
 
   NeverAutoRemove  { "linux-image.*";  };  // packages that should never