alsa-lib Binary: disagrees with Files:

When I build the alsa-lib package from source, the .changes file's Binary and Files fields disagree. I'm using an up-to-date i386 Dapper. There is example .changes file at the end of this note: you will see that the lib32asound2 and lib32asound2-dev binaries are missing.

This is a problem because I'm trying to automate package building, and when I compare the .dsc file with the pool, there are 2 files "missing", indicating that the package needs a rebuild - maybe the previous build got a ^C halfway through copying the files.

What is happening is that pbuilder of alsa-lib makes either "plain and 32" or it makes "plain and 64" files, always with 2 Binary files missing.

Possible solution 1:
I suggest that it should always make "32 and 64 and plain" with plain being a copy of one of other two. This means that the Binary line will always be accurate, and never disagree with the Files field of the .changes file. This way also leads to a more consistent user experience: both width-specific form will always be available no matter what the platform, and so will the "native" form.

Possible solution 2:
An alternative solution is to have architecture specific source packages, TWO of them, one which is for 32 bit machines, and one which is for 64 bit machines. Arrange the Binaries lines of each package so that it always agrees with the Files field of the .changes file.

---- Example .change File: -------------------------------------------

Format: 1.7
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 19:54:05 -0400
Source: alsa-lib
Binary: libasound2-dev lib32asound2-dev lib64asound2 libasound2-doc lib64asound2-dev lib32asound2 libasound2
Architecture: source all i386
Version: 1.0.10-2ubuntu4
Distribution: dapper
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Description:
 lib64asound2 - ALSA library (64bit)
 lib64asound2-dev - ALSA library development files (64 bit)
 libasound2 - ALSA library
 libasound2-dev - ALSA library development files
 libasound2-doc - ALSA library developer documentation
Changes:
 alsa-lib (1.0.10-2ubuntu4) dapper; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/patches: Add:
     - 24_dont_free_uninitialised_pointer.
     - 24_fix_generation_of_iec958_subframes_and_preamble.
     - 24_fix_pcm_no_control_status_mmap_on_32_compat_mode_64_bit_kernel.
     - 24_make_dmix_dsnoop_defaults_for_aureonxx,
       24_make_dmix_dsnoop_defaults_for_ice17xx.
Files:
 a69075098897bd03019472d729f35216 769 libs optional alsa-lib_1.0.10-2ubuntu4.dsc 110111a335ea3b71a6d1fe9ee76cbbbf 32090 libs optional alsa-lib_1.0.10-2ubuntu4.diff.gz
 66d466afd13196779b5bba552c0378a6 311262 libs optional libasound2_1.0.10-2ubuntu4_i386.deb
 04eac98794800f0bfc6e718c59dc597c 453814 libdevel optional libasound2-dev_1.0.10-2ubuntu4_i386.deb
 ade17450854230e0e180894cda614c92 329896 libs optional lib64asound2_1.0.10-2ubuntu4_i386.deb
 2ba1e08bb87d4364549e29699361693d 445610 libdevel optional lib64asound2-dev_1.0.10-2ubuntu4_i386.deb
 60643c428b0634d75cbbfc695b6177ad 906668 libdevel optional libasound2-doc_1.0.10-2ubuntu4_all.deb