[arch-general] Does pacman support "noarch" now?

[Dan McGee]

On Jan 23, 2008 9:34 AM, Mark Constable <markc at renta.net> wrote:
> I know this is not the right way to do it but it's a first
> attempt to get a feel for how to do it properly... I have
> built an -any package and uploaded it into it's own area
> with it's own [repo] stanza and successfully added that
> same package to both an i686 and x86_64 system. I could not
> do this pre v3 pacman with i868 or x86_64 in the filename.
>
> What I am unsure of is, in this example, how to add the
> -any package to both 32bit and 64bit *.db.tar.gz files so
> that the -any package, in a different area, can still be
> downloaded... ie; will relative paths work ?

I'm not sure, to be honest. I doubt it, as relative paths would lock
people into having the same repository layout if it is mirrored.

Your best bet is probably to set up some symlinks/hardlinks to the
appropriate places, which should do the job.

-Dan