A sparc64 userland needs a different Debian architecture, as each GNU triplet should maps 1:1 to a Debian architecture.
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ sh3 sh3 sh3 32 little
sh3eb sh3eb sh3eb 32 big
sh4 sh4 sh4 32 little
sh4eb sh4eb sh4eb 32 big
-sparc sparc sparc(64)? 32 big
+sparc sparc sparc 32 big
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ dpkg (1.15.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
package. Closes: #540019
* Remove double slash in database path visible to the user in some error
conditions.
+ * Stop macthing sparc64-*-* GNU triplets with sparc Debian architecture.
[ Raphael Hertzog ]
* Replace install-info by a wrapper around GNU's install-info. The wrapper