vscode arm64 .deb adds entry to /ete/apt/sources.list.d Forlder that is only for amd64 architecture?

[mannkeithc]

• VSCode Version: code_1.51.0-1604600189_arm64
• OS Version: Chrome OS 86.0.4240.183 / Debian Buster 10 Container

Steps to Reproduce:
I have a Lenovo Duet Chromebook with a MediaTek Helio P60T Octa-Core ARM processor. The latest release of vscode for arm64 installs and runs OK in a Debian Buster container, but it adds a vscode.list file to the /etc/apt/sources.list.d folder that is amd64 architecture specific (see step 1). If I edit this to be arm64 architecture specific (see step 2), and then run command $ sudo apt update, I receive a warning message (see step 3). Running "sudo apt update && upgrade" would ordinarily ensure vscode remains up to date on an amd64 platform, but fails on an arm64 platform, because the current vscode repository only supports X86 processors. This means I need to manually download and install each new vscode software update for arm64 processors. Please would you add the arm64 architecture to your vscode linux software repository.

1. more /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list

THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED

You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.

deb [arch=amd64] http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main
2.

THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED

You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.

deb [arch=arm64] http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main
3. Warning message from running $ sudo apt update comand:
All packages are up to date.
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-arm64/Packages' as repository 'http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'arm64'

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No
Yes.

[Tyriar]

Code pointer:

vscode/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template

Lines 26 to 78 in 1256b16

	if [ "@@NAME@@" != "code-oss" ]; then
	# Remove the legacy bin command if this is the stable build
	if [ "@@NAME@@" = "code" ]; then
	rm -f /usr/local/bin/code
	fi
	# Register apt repository
	eval $(apt-config shell APT_SOURCE_PARTS Dir::Etc::sourceparts/d)
	CODE_SOURCE_PART=${APT_SOURCE_PARTS}vscode.list
	eval $(apt-config shell APT_TRUSTED_PARTS Dir::Etc::trustedparts/d)
	CODE_TRUSTED_PART=${APT_TRUSTED_PARTS}microsoft.gpg
	# Sourced from https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
	if [ ! -f $CODE_TRUSTED_PART ]; then
	echo "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
	Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux)
	mQENBFYxWIwBCADAKoZhZlJxGNGWzqV+1OG1xiQeoowKhssGAKvd+buXCGISZJwT
	LXZqIcIiLP7pqdcZWtE9bSc7yBY2MalDp9Liu0KekywQ6VVX1T72NPf5Ev6x6DLV
	7aVWsCzUAF+eb7DC9fPuFLEdxmOEYoPjzrQ7cCnSV4JQxAqhU4T6OjbvRazGl3ag
	OeizPXmRljMtUUttHQZnRhtlzkmwIrUivbfFPD+fEoHJ1+uIdfOzZX8/oKHKLe2j
	H632kvsNzJFlROVvGLYAk2WRcLu+RjjggixhwiB+Mu/A8Tf4V6b+YppS44q8EvVr
	M+QvY7LNSOffSO6Slsy9oisGTdfE39nC7pVRABEBAAG0N01pY3Jvc29mdCAoUmVs
	ZWFzZSBzaWduaW5nKSA8Z3Bnc2VjdXJpdHlAbWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbT6JATUEEwEC
	AB8FAlYxWIwCGwMGCwkIBwMCBBUCCAMDFgIBAh4BAheAAAoJEOs+lK2+EinPGpsH
	/32vKy29Hg51H9dfFJMx0/a/F+5vKeCeVqimvyTM04C+XENNuSbYZ3eRPHGHFLqe
	MNGxsfb7C7ZxEeW7J/vSzRgHxm7ZvESisUYRFq2sgkJ+HFERNrqfci45bdhmrUsy
	7SWw9ybxdFOkuQoyKD3tBmiGfONQMlBaOMWdAsic965rvJsd5zYaZZFI1UwTkFXV
	KJt3bp3Ngn1vEYXwijGTa+FXz6GLHueJwF0I7ug34DgUkAFvAs8Hacr2DRYxL5RJ
	XdNgj4Jd2/g6T9InmWT0hASljur+dJnzNiNCkbn9KbX7J/qK1IbR8y560yRmFsU+
	NdCFTW7wY0Fb1fWJ+/KTsC4=
	=J6gs
	-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
	" | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg
	mv microsoft.gpg $CODE_TRUSTED_PART
	fi
	# Install repository source list
	WRITE_SOURCE=0
	if [ ! -f $CODE_SOURCE_PART ]; then
	# Write source list if it does not exist
	WRITE_SOURCE=1
	elif grep -q "# disabled on upgrade to" /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list; then
	# Write source list if it was disabled by OS upgrade
	WRITE_SOURCE=1
	fi
	if [ "$WRITE_SOURCE" -eq "1" ]; then
	echo "### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
	# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
	deb [arch=amd64] http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main" > $CODE_SOURCE_PART
	fi
	fi

[joaomoreno]

Part of #106473

[lesar]

A little question.

if I let vscode.list be:
deb [arch=arm64] http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main

on rpi4 using ubuntu 20.04 64 desktop

waiting some time it will stop to give error unsupported arch?

best regards,
Leonardo