dpkg-scanpackages - Packages in archive but missing from override file

Asked Aug 18 '21 at 18:32

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I have two deb file:

<name>_v0.0.10_arm64.deb
<name>_v0.0.10_amd64.deb

Note: the architecture difference arm/amd

When I run:

dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null > Release

I get:

dpkg-scanpackages: warning: Packages in archive but missing from override file:

I tried adding --multiversion with same result:

dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion . /dev/null > Release

Then I looked at --extra-override, but then it does not work and I have no idea of what I am doing - the doc is not that informative to what an override file is:

dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion --extra-override  . /dev/null > Release

Do you kno whow to pack multiple deb files(in my case two, one for each architecture)?

asked Aug 18 '21 at 18:32

Chris G.

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I think you get that message even for a single package. It's been a long time since I did this but IIRC you have to provide it with an explicit overrides file. – tripleee Aug 18 '21 at 18:37
Ok thanks, what is an override file? – Chris G. Aug 18 '21 at 18:37
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Looking at https://linuxconfig.org/using-debian-package-archive-as-a-configuration-tool I guess it's merely a warning and you can just ignore it. – tripleee Aug 18 '21 at 18:40
Right, I think I will. Thanks – Chris G. Aug 18 '21 at 18:42
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The manual page has a brief explanation; you are passing `/dev/null` as the override file. – tripleee Aug 18 '21 at 18:42
Ahh ok, that is what I am already doing - well then again, I will ignore it all together – Chris G. Aug 18 '21 at 18:44
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I mean if you want to remove the warning you need to pass in something more than `/dev/null`. The proper manual is actually https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/deb-override.5.html – tripleee Aug 18 '21 at 18:45
Right I see - cool – Chris G. Aug 18 '21 at 18:47

dpkg-scanpackages - Packages in archive but missing from override file

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