Allow grammar for `package-repositories`
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request to allow architecture-conditional URLs in package-repositories (e.g. amd64 vs arm64) so deb-src builds work across architectures. Open 283 days, no labels, no comments, no maintainer response.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue is a well-scoped feature request filed by a maintainer (lengau) with a clear use case (cross-arch deb-src builds), but it has no labels, no comments, and no maintainer acknowledgement in 283 days. It requires schema and model changes to support conditional URL values, which is a non-trivial design decision. It needs triage to determine whether the maintainers want to pursue this or if an alternative (e.g. separate build profiles per arch) is preferred.
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
16.0
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
10
Issue body
### What needs to get done
Allow us to use grammar for at least the url field of `package-repositories`.
### Why it needs to get done
If I want to enable `deb-src` and build a rock for both amd64 and arm64, I need something like this:
```
package-repositories:
- type: apt
formats: [deb, deb-src]
components:
- main
- restricted
- universe
- multiverse
suites:
- questing
url: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
key-id: F6ECB3762474EDA9D21B7022871920D1991BC93C
- type: apt
formats: [deb, deb-src]
components:
- main
- restricted
- universe
- multiverse
suites:
- questing
url: http://ports.ubuntu.com/
key-id: F6ECB3762474EDA9D21B7022871920D1991BC93C
```
But this then causes issues with apt because the architecture isn't available.
It would be nice to be able to say:
```
package-repositories:
- type: apt
formats: [deb, deb-src]
components:
- main
- restricted
- universe
- multiverse
suites:
- questing
url:
- to amd64: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
- else: http://ports.ubuntu.com
key-id: F6ECB3762474EDA9D21B7022871920D1991BC93C
```
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
16.0
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to allow architecture-conditional URLs in package-repositories (e.g. amd64 vs arm64) so deb-src builds work across architectures. Open 283 days, no labels, no comments, no maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add conditional grammar for the url field in package-repositories config to avoid duplication across architectures. Currently unlabelled and inactive for 8 months. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to allow conditional grammar for the url field in package-repositories config to reduce multi-arch duplication. Currently unlabelled and inactive for over 7 months. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
60
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to allow conditional grammar for the url field in package-repositories config to avoid duplication across architectures. Currently unlabelled and awaiting maintainer assessment. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
|
needs triage | Enable grammar support for conditional URLs in package-repositories to handle architecture-specific apt sources without duplication. Open, zero comments, inactive for 206 days, awaiting triage and assignment. |
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