Re: [RFH] CMake and /usr/lib64/
Bastian Venthur <venthur@debian.org> writes:
> Goswin von Brederlow schrieb:
>> Bastian Venthur <venthur@debian.org> writes:
>>> Does anybody know how to tell CMake not to use /usr/lib64 but /usr/lib
>>> when building a package on amd64?
>>>
>>> My quick and dirty solution to fix #417044 would be a modification in
>>> debian/rules where I move /usr/lib64 to /usr/lib, but it would be
>>> cleaner if CMake could take care of this.
>>
>> Don't. CMake is correct.
>>
>> The primary location for libraries on amd64 is (/usr)/lib64 and you
>> should compile your code for that. Only when packaging you must move
>> files into (/usr)/lib because dpkg can't handle links in one package
>> (libc6) being directories in others.
>
> If /usr/lib64 would be correct, why does
>
> GTK_LIB_DIR return /usr/lib while
Because this one is "buggy".
> KDE3_LIB_DIR returns /usr/lib64
>
> on the very same amd64 box? I mean as long as one of them is a symlink
> to the other it's not really false, but CMake could at least try to be
> consistent couldn't it?
>
>> If you don't compile for /usr/lib64 then you break compatibility with
>> other linux systems.
>
> Really? Is it safe to assume /usr/lib is correct for every arch Debian
> supports, so I can hardcode it instead of relying on KDE3_LIB_DIR?
So you can become as buggy as gtk and make the problem worse?
Those defines are there for a reason, so you don't have to assume.
> Cheers,
>
> Bastian
MfG
Goswin
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