Arch Linux User Repository Requires Packages To Support x86_64: No ARM-Only Software

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Arch Linux User Repository Requires Packages To Support x86_64: No ARM-Only Software

It turns out the Arch Linux User Repository "AUR" has a strict mandate that packages must be able to be built for the x86_64 CPU architecture. Software not supporting x86_64 like ARM-only software is not permitted for the common Arch Linux AUR repository...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-Requires-x86_64

[edxposed]

A veritable "arch" linux.

[Quackdoc]

yes. this should not be surprising, It is amazing how rules exist and people don't read them. If they want to support arm based arch derivatives, which they should IMO, they should be shipping their own pkdbuilds themselves https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86/tree/master/pkgbuilds or submit the package directly to archlinuxarm project

EDIT: That being said, archlinux is taking steps to better support "ports" as you can see from https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlin...ge_requests/32 https://rfc.archlinux.page/0032-arch-linux-ports/

we may see some more expansion on these in the future

[darkbasic]

Terrible decision by Arch Linux.

[geerge]

yes. this should not be surprising, It is amazing how rules exist and people don't read them. If they want to support arm based arch derivatives, which they should IMO, they should be shipping their own pkdbuilds themselves https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86/tree/master/pkgbuilds or submit the package directly to archlinuxarm project

EDIT: That being said, archlinux is taking steps to better support "ports" as you can see from https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlin...ge_requests/32 https://rfc.archlinux.page/0032-arch-linux-ports/

we may see some more expansion on these in the future

Retarded rules aren't surprising but it doesn't mean they aren't retarded. I hope the blocker is technical in nature not political and that things will resolve over time. I'm fine with x86_64 mandated when x86_64 is possible, but clearly important arm-only software like translation layers should exist without hackey solutions.

[pokeballs]

I'd be angry that they artificially castrate the community-only repository, but AUR is an open-air landfill anyway

[TheTrueColonel]

Linux users being upset at arch linux only supporting it's officially supported platform is hilarious. "How dare you not support this thing you never officially supported!" lol

[bachchain]

Not like it was explicitly stated in the literal first sentence of the project description or anything

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux

[klokik]

Terrible decision by Arch Linux.

At least they know their limitations, and keeping focused on one arch

[jeisom]

They could just self host the pkgbuilds for arch in a git repo. It wouldn't be as user friendly, but would still work. It shouldn't require much maintenance either as they are just packaging scripts.