--- smart/backends/rpm/base.py.orig	2006-11-07 21:11:24.000000000 +0100
+++ smart/backends/rpm/base.py	2006-11-07 21:12:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -181,9 +181,22 @@
     def __lt__(self, other):
         rc = cmp(self.name, other.name)
         if type(other) is RPMPackage:
+            selfver, selfarch = splitarch(self.version)
+            otherver, otherarch = splitarch(other.version)
+            if archscore(selfarch) == 0:
+                return True
+            if archscore(otherarch) == 0:
+                return False
+            if os.uname()[4] == 'x86_64':
+                if selfarch != 'x86_64' and otherarch != 'x86_64':
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    if selfarch != 'x86_64':
+                        return True
+                    if otherarch != 'x86_64':
+                        return False
+                             
             if rc == 0 and self.version != other.version:
-                selfver, selfarch = splitarch(self.version)
-                otherver, otherarch = splitarch(other.version)
                 if selfver != otherver:
                     rc = vercmp(self.version, other.version)
                 if rc == 0: