[Aptitude-devel] Bug#687888: usability: shouldn't list each arch as a separate package

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

Daniel Hartwig wrote:
> The current multi-arch support in aptitude has the goals of
> simplicity, compatibility with apt-utils, compatibility with the
> multi-arch specification, and not hiding details of the internal APT
> model via aggregation of packages.  As a long as this is a direct
> reflection of the model internal APT this design will remain.
> 
> Help is certainly welcome to design and implement an alternative
> support for multi-arch as an optional addition to the current support.

Not sure if my suggestion can serve as default, but I've solved that
issue for myself already.

> > This is impractical when scrolling through the list. This gets
> > worse if more architectures are installed.
> 
> You can limit the display (“l”) with “~r$arch” if the length bothers you.

I've set Aptitude::UI::Default-Grouping to a value starting with
"status,pattern(?architecture(foreign) => Foreign architecture, ?true ||),..."

So under "Installed Packages", "New Packages", etc. I see as first
submenu "Foreign architecture" and then just the normal view. That way
I easily keep those packages separated.

I'm sure this can be expanded to more than one foreign architecture.

		Regards, Axel
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