Re: multiarch/bi-arch status (ETA) question

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

GOMBAS Gabor <gombasg@sztaki.hu> writes:

> On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 02:33:39AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>
>> Configure scripts have sometimes hardcoded paths to /usr/lib.
>
> And /usr/include. Don't forget that some packages install
> architecture-specific header files under /usr/include.
>
>> Libtool adds rpath if libraries are not in default system paths and
>> rpath means incompatibility to every other linux out there.
>
> Well, libtool can be taught that the new directories are also default
> system paths, then you "only" have to re-libtoolize everything. Quite
> some work but doable.
>
> Gabor

Hence my plea to fix the toolchain packages first. Pick a few sample
libs, change them and see what toolchain makes problems. Fix that and
send in the toolchain patch.

And only after that send in the patches for the libs.

MfG
        Goswin