Open
Description
As I understand the PACKAGES
file on Linux is required to have a Platform:
value to identify binary packages. (I don't remember why we cannot use the Built
field). The Platform:
can be e.g. x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
or aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
:
- https://jeroen.r-universe.dev/bin/linux/noble-aarch64/4.5/src/contrib/PACKAGES
- https://jeroen.r-universe.dev/bin/linux/noble-x86_64/4.5/src/contrib/PACKAGES
However binary packages without compiled code are actually the same on both architectures. It would be nice to have a value of Platform:
that allows for installation on any architecture.
Debian uses Architecture: all
for this, for example: https://statmath.wu.ac.at/AASC/debian/binary-amd64/Packages