- Package:
- www.debian.org
- Source:
- www.debian.org
- Submitter:
- Matthias Klose
- Date:
- 2026-04-14 21:27:02 UTC
- Severity:
- normal
According to https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=embedspu&mode=path&suite=unstable&arch=any there exist binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu packages on arm64, but they do not. Might be left over from the unofficial arm64 port in 2014?
Hi,
I think this is due to:
ssh picconi.debian.org ls -l /srv/packages.debian.org/archive/debports/sid/Contents-arm64.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 27303127 Nov 6 2014 /srv/packages.debian.org/archive/debports/sid/Contents-arm64.gz
Deleting that file should solve it.
There are more old files that should probably go:
jspricke@picconi:/srv/packages.debian.org/archive/debports$ find -type f -mtime +0 -exec ls -l {} \;
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 1029950 Nov 6 2014 ./experimental/Contents-arm64.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 1817658 Mai 19 2019 ./experimental/main/binary-powerpcspe/Packages.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 9198 Mai 19 2019 ./experimental/main/debian-installer/binary-powerpcspe/Packages.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 20 Nov 6 2014 ./experimental/main/debian-installer/binary-arm64/Packages.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 316060 Nov 6 2014 ./experimental/main/binary-arm64/Packages.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 5221435 Mai 19 2019 ./experimental/Contents-powerpcspe.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 27303127 Nov 6 2014 ./sid/Contents-arm64.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 95517 Mai 19 2019 ./sid/main/debian-installer/binary-powerpcspe/Packages.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 98536 Nov 6 2014 ./sid/main/debian-installer/binary-arm64/Packages.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 38478639 Mai 19 2019 ./sid/Contents-powerpcspe.gz
There is also arm, avr32, mips, powerpcspe, s390 and sparc listed in
/srv/packages.debian.org/config.sh. I guess they can be removed as well.
Cheers Jochen
* Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> [2017-02-21 12:22]:
Hi Jochen,
(Answering with my “I have the gid by accident” hat.)
Jochen Sprickerhof <jspricke@debian.org> (2023-01-20):
Looks good to me, all gone.
Given the git checkout is in the following state, I don't think it's
reasonable for me to touch anything else:
pkg_user@picconi:/srv/packages.debian.org$ git diff --stat|tail -1
52 files changed, 12833 insertions(+), 10634 deletions(-)
Cheers,
Hi, Apparently: $ ssh picconi.debian.org ls -l /srv/packages.debian.org/archive/debports/sid/ total 118032 -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 11761455 8. Apr 06:24 Contents-alpha.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 11645176 8. Apr 06:30 Contents-hppa.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 9409157 9. Jun 2024 Contents-ia64.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 13122345 8. Apr 06:48 Contents-loong64.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 10951297 8. Apr 06:54 Contents-m68k.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 13927253 8. Apr 07:15 Contents-ppc64.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 12470783 26. Okt 2023 Contents-riscv64.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 10679042 8. Apr 07:22 Contents-sh4.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 13023755 8. Apr 07:31 Contents-sparc64.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 13755618 8. Apr 07:39 Contents-x32.gz drwxr-xr-x 16 pkg_user pkg_maint 4096 27. Mär 2025 contrib drwxr-xr-x 17 pkg_user pkg_maint 4096 27. Mär 2025 main drwxr-xr-x 16 pkg_user pkg_maint 4096 27. Mär 2025 non-free drwxr-xr-x 13 pkg_user pkg_maint 4096 27. Mär 2025 non-free-firmware -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 73345 8. Apr 07:43 Release -rw-r--r-- 1 pkg_user pkg_maint 833 8. Apr 07:43 Release.gpg Includes an old Contents-riscv64.gz (and for what I see, an old Contents-ia64.gz). At least I have one case where Contents-riscv64.gz is problematic because packages.debian.org gets confused about some packages that used to exist there and not any more causing 404 links. As far as I know the Contents-riscv64.gz and likely Contents-ia64.gz can be deleted. Thanks you,