[Aptitude-devel] Bug#665212: aptitude: Forgets hold states if packages from multiple archs are installed

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

Daniel Hartwig wrote:
> > Putting an upgradeable package on hold, quitting aptitude with "q" and
> > starting it again lets the hold state vanish. This happens since I added
> > a second architecture to the system.
> >
> > This is likely related to http://bugs.debian.org/661744 (aptitude
> > forbid-version doesn't work in multiarch setup) if not the same issue at
> > all. (Can't tell though, so making a new bug report. Feel free to merge
> > it into #661744. :-)
> 
> Very likely related, unless you have been running from recent git.

Yet another thing which is likely related: Forgetting new packages
does no more work either in 0.6.5 with multiarch stuff. I always see
"--- New Packages (23876)" after restarting aptitude or updating the
package list.

(Haven't yet tested the version in git...)

		Regards, Axel
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