Bug#1136160: debian-policy: Clarify that Multi-Arch is not applicable for udebs

Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Sat, 23 May 2026 12:01:17 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.policy
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Nilesh Patra [23/May  4:29pm +0530] wrote:
> diff --git a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
> index 69467c4..03b1c29 100644
> --- a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
> +++ b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
> @@ -1381,8 +1381,10 @@ A Debian installation can combine packages from multiple architectures.
>  The ``Multi-Arch`` field enables individual packages to declare their
>  support for this feature, and influences the way dependencies are
>  handled.  It can be declared in binary package sections of a source
> -package template control file and in binary package control files.  The
> -permitted field values are ``no`` (default), ``foreign``, ``same`` and
> +package template control file and in binary package control files.
> +The ``Multi-Arch`` field should not be added to the binary package
> +sections for udebs because it does not apply to them.
> +The permitted field values are ``no`` (default), ``foreign``, ``same`` and
>  ``allowed``. Their semantics are described in the following sections.
>
>  .. _s-f-Multi-Arch-no:

Seconded.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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