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FS#78849 - [element-web] should be arch=any (it's TypeScript app)

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Marcell Meszaros (MarsSeed) - Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 01:36 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Unconfirmed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

The 'element-web' package from 'element.io' base package should be declared an arch=any package.

Only its other split package, 'element-desktop', is x86_64 specific.

An AUR user maintained an AUR/elment-web-bin package just because he could correctly set its metadata as arch=any and was able to use that package on ARM architecture, running it on Aarch64-built electron.

That AUR package has been deleted (PRQ#42444), but then its former owner complained because he cannot use the repo 'element-web' package on ARM just because of this erroneously declared arch=x86_64 metadata.

Additional info:
* package version(s): element-web 1.11.33-1
* source of the problem: inherits arch=(x86_64) from basepkg
* how to resolve: declare arch=(any) inside package_element-web(){}
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Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 01:46 GMT
Things have been this way because devtools couldn't handle differing architectures in a split package. Unless that's changed in the latest updates, this can't be done right now.
Comment by Maksim (DragonX256) - Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 02:31 GMT
And you got deleted element-web-bin from AUR just to wait for devtools update to fix this bug? Cool, guys, cool...

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