Re: How to tell users that ia32-libs will go away
On 2012-03-02 10:43 +0100, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>
>> Also
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Nov 13 2010 /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -> /lib32/ld-linux.so.2
>> and
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Nov 13 2010 /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -> /lib/i486-linux-gnu/ld-linux.so.2
>> conflict.
>>
>> Currently libc6:i386 only Replaces libc6-i386. Which means that
>> installing libc6:i386 and then removing it again leaves biarch in a
>> non-functioning state. If the two packages do no Break/Conflict then
>> diversions or alternatives need to be used. Both of which I don't like
>> for what is a transtion.
>
> I see. Is this filed as a bug?
Does not seem so.
> I'm surprised the Replaces is needed. Symlinks act like directories
> in dpkg most of the time,
Only symlinks to directories, not symlinks to regular files.
> and multiple packages are allowed to share a directory.
They can share a symlink if the target is the same in all packages and
is a directory. Neither is the case here.
Cheers,
Sven
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