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    From Bastien Roucaries@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 12 11:25:39 2025
    XPost: linux.debian.policy
    To: [email protected] (Helmut Grohne)

    Hi,

    Thanks to ask review during debconf2025

    I will prefer at the begining a general introduction for giving context.

    Something along the line at the top:

    On Debian, multi-arch support allows you to install and run software packages built for different CPU architectures on the same system, even using user or system emulation. It may be used for cross building or for compatibility for legacy installation


    [...]

    +architecture-dependentinterfaces and therefore architecture-indpenedent
    ^ typo


    [...]

    +Conversely, packages must not use other packages in ways declined by
    +their ``debian/README.multiarch``.

    This should be documented as an installed to /usr/share/doc file or a source only file.

    [...]

    + It may check the
    +``DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE_REFCOUNT`` environment variable set by
    +``dpkg``.

    This variable should be should be shortly described. Does it decrease with deinstallation until 0....

    Thanks for your work
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  • From Bastien Roucaries@21:1/5 to Helmut Grohne on Sat Jul 12 16:44:45 2025
    XPost: linux.debian.policy
    Copy: [email protected]

    Le samedi 12 juillet 2025, 14:31:48 heure d’été d’Europe centrale Helmut Grohne a écrit :
    Hi Bastien,

    On Sat, Jul 12, 2025 at 11:40:49AM +0200, Bastien Roucaries wrote:
    I will prefer at the begining a general introduction for giving context.

    Something along the line at the top:

    On Debian, multi-arch support allows you to install and run software packages built for different CPU architectures on the same system, even using user or system emulation. It may be used for cross building or for compatibility for legacy installation


    [...]

    +architecture-dependentinterfaces and therefore architecture-indpenedent


    ^



    t

    y

    p

    o

    Confirmed.

    +Conversely, packages must not use other packages in ways declined by +their ``debian/README.multiarch``.

    This should be documented as an installed to /usr/share/doc file or a source only file.
    From my point of view, it is reasonably clear that this path refers to
    the source package. It also is developer information and not generally
    useful for installed systems.
    yes I know in this case something along "the source ``debian/ README.multiarch`` will help the reader

    + It may check the
    +``DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE_REFCOUNT`` environment variable set by +``dpkg``.

    This variable should be should be shortly described. Does it decrease with deinstallation until 0....
    Please refer to man 1 dpkg. Policy cannot cover each and every aspect
    and some of the matter is deferred to individual tool's documentation.
    Perfect in this case a note saying see Please refer man 1 dpkg will help the reader

    Bastien

    Helmut


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