Just warn on missing arch Some architectures are not listed in dpkg list (e.g. mips64el, xtensa, sh4a). Don't break the build for that. Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach --- diff -Nuar dpkg-1.16.15-orig/m4/dpkg-arch.m4 dpkg-1.16.15/m4/dpkg-arch.m4 --- dpkg-1.16.15-orig/m4/dpkg-arch.m4 2014-05-30 02:47:25.000000000 +0300 +++ dpkg-1.16.15/m4/dpkg-arch.m4 2015-01-16 06:55:19.701596362 +0200 @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([dpkg architecture name]) _DPKG_ARCHITECTURE([DEB_HOST_ARCH], [dpkg_arch]) if test "x$dpkg_arch" = "x"; then - AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot determine host dpkg architecture]) + AC_MSG_WARN([cannot determine host dpkg architecture]) else AC_MSG_RESULT([$dpkg_arch]) fi