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Upgrade of i686 package on x86_64 installs also x86_64 packages

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Description

The upgrade of i686 packages results in installing x86_64 packages for no reason. Installing i686 packages result correctly in upgrade without installing of additional packages. See test case bellow.

repo @System 0 testtags <inline>
#>=Pkg: test-package-alpha 1.0 1 i386
#>=Prq: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1
#>=Prq: rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
#>=Prv: test-package-alpha = 1.0-1

repo updates 0 testtags <inline>
#>=Pkg: test-package-alpha 1.0 1 i386
#>=Prv: test-package-alpha = 1.0-1
#>=Pkg: test-package-alpha 1.0 1 x86_64
#>=Prv: test-package-alpha = 1.0-1
#>=Pkg: test-package-alpha 1.0 2 i386
#>=Prv: test-package-alpha = 1.0-2
#>=Pkg: test-package-alpha 1.0 2 x86_64
#>=Prv: test-package-alpha = 1.0-2


system x86_64 rpm @System
poolflags implicitobsoleteusescolors

solverflags allowvendorchange keepexplicitobsoletes bestobeypolicy keeporphans yumobsoletes
job update oneof test-package-alpha-1.0-1.i386@@System test-package-alpha-1.0-1.i386@updates test-package-alpha-1.0-1.x86_64@updates test-package-alpha-1.0-2.i386@updates test-package-alpha-1.0-2.x86_64@updates [targeted,setevr,setarch]
#job update all packages [forcebest]
#job update all packages
#job install oneof test-package-alpha-1.0-2.i386@updates [forcebest,targeted,setevr,setarch]
#job install oneof test-package-alpha-1.0-2.i386@updates [setevr,setarch]
result transaction,problems <inline>
#>upgrade test-package-alpha-1.0-1.i386@@System test-package-alpha-1.0-2.i386@updates

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the inline test case with the supplied x86_64 system, repositories, solver flags, and targeted update job. Trace the update decision for test-package-alpha and confirm that the result contains only the i386 upgrade, with no x86_64 package installed.

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backend
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
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