Re: Bug#259302: base-files: Support for amd64. (fwd)
Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> writes:
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>
>> Sure. We could only create an extra base-files-pure64 package as
>> suplement to base-files and then do with that as we wish.
>
> That would an idea to consider. The only con I see is that deboostrap
> would need to be aware of the new package, which would make things a
> little bit more complex.
>
>> Santiago: What is your position on this? Do you think adding the three
>> links in base files (or the X11 link) unacceptable?
>
> I would not use such a strong word, but yes, I feel including the X11
> symlink in base-files would be like making xfree86-common required.
>
>> Having the X11 lib64 link always installed would have the added
>> benefit of also working when people install things in
>> /usr/X11R6/lib64/ before installing any of the X libs. Like installing
>> oracle and only later remebering it has some X gui. Without the link
>> preinstalled dpkg would fail to convert the directory into a link.
>
> I think we should better not worry too much about non-free software.
>
>> [...]
>> Maybe someone can asked the X maintainers on irc or on the ML if they
>> would mind the link.
>
> I've asked Branden whether he would be willing to include the symlink
> in xfree86-common.
>
> If he does not like the idea I would suggest that you try putting the
> symlinks in libc6, the package which contains the dynamic linker which
> makes the symlinks necessary, after all. This would have the benefit
> that if you ever plan to remove the symlinks and switch to a /lib and
> /lib64 which are both real directories and different, the libc6
> package would probably be in a better position to fiddle with these
> symlinks without creating a real mess.
Ok. whatever way it turns out sounds acceptable so long as you don't
start pushing the bug around the three packages endlessly. :)
Feel free to ignore my preference to keep the three hacks together.
Its a very weak preference only and not my decision to make.
MfG
Goswin
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