Bug#612000: libc6: please postinst symlink /usr/local/lib64 -> /usr/local/lib for consistency with /, and /usr ones
Package: libc6
Version: 2.11.2-9
Severity: minor
Without /usr/local/lib64 symlink to /usr/local/lib many local installations of
upstream projects (not that I am encouraging such cruel activity) would install
into /usr/local/lib64 on amd64 systems. Since symlink is not available,
install would create a directory /usr/local/lib64 to place the content;
but default Debian setup of ldconfig does not include any of */lib64
directories, so those libraries would not become readily available.
Having a symlink /usr/local/lib64 -> /usr/local/lib should make our systems
"friendlier" to the users willing sacrificing piece of mind by installing
something 'locally'.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii libc-bin 2.11.2-9 Embedded GNU C Library: Binaries
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.5-8 GCC support library
libc6 recommends no packages.
Versions of packages libc6 suggests:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.36 Debian configuration management sy
pn glibc-doc <none> (no description available)
ii locales 2.11.2-7 Embedded GNU C Library: National L
-- debconf information:
* glibc/upgrade: true
glibc/disable-screensaver:
glibc/restart-failed:
* glibc/restart-services: exim4 cups cron atd
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