Add option to publish using "No-Support-for-Architecture-all: Packages" repo format
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Description
Currently pulp_deb always publishes only separate Architecture = all package indices. This is considered the best practice format, but it is not a format used by any official Debian repos. Instead those use the No-Support-for-Architecture-all: Packages format for more backwards compatibility (for example for Debian bullseye).
I consider it dangerous to exclusively use a format not used by anyone in the wild.
The proposal would be to add a option to publish in the "No-Support-for-Architecture-all: Packages" style.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating pulp_deb's publishing implementation and its existing architecture-index handling, then trace how a publication format option would be configured. Done means an option can select the “No-Support-for-Architecture-all: Packages” format without removing the current behavior, with coverage for both formats.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100