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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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