clone 259302 -1 retitle -1 xfree86-common: provide /usr/X11R6/lib64 compatibility symlink on amd64 systems reassign -1 xfree86-common severity -1 wishlist thanks [I am not subscribed to debian-amd64.] On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 06:40:42PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > Hello. > > The amd64 porters have asked me that I add several symlinks to base-files > (see Bug #259302) for the amd64 architecture. As base-files itself does > not even contain the /usr/X11R6/lib directory on the other architectures, > I consider adding /usr/X11R6/lib64 to base-files an ugly hack. > > Would the X maintainers be willing to add the /usr/X11R6/lib64 symlink > to the xfree86-common package? I think it would be much more suitable. Yeah, okay. As long as AMD64 is both unofficial and I only have to ship this lib64 thing for unofficial architectures, it will survive the ordinarily level of strict scrutiny I would apply. I still say "/lib64" is one of the nastiest pieces of shit I've ever heard of. -- G. Branden Robinson | If you're handsome, it's flirting. Debian GNU/Linux | If you're a troll, it's sexual branden@debian.org | harassment. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- George Carlin
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