Re: multiarch status update

["Olaf van der Spek" <olafvdspek@gmail.com>]

On 5/15/06, Pierre Habouzit <pierre.habouzit@m4x.org> wrote:
> > > Why would you see many binaries installed from the user point of
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> > For example because one user would like to have the absolute latest
> > version of a certain package while other users are satisfied with the
> > version in stable or testing.
> >
> > Or because you've got scripts that depend on php4 while you've also
> > got scripts that depend on php5.
> >
> > Or because you'd like to compile a binary with libmysqlclient14-dev
> > and then compile a binary with libmysqlclient15-dev.
>
> yes, but for the cases you mention, there is real reasons to stick with
> one or the other *versions* of the software.
>
> Here we talk about the *same* version of the package, but with different
> archs. While it makes sense for libraries, because you may want the

But the problems and solutions are partly overlapping.

> honnestly, please find *ONE* application where alternatives can't solve
> your problem, and where upstream design would still allow to have both

My problem?
I didn't have a problem that required multiples arches of one
application to be installed.