Bug#968525: lintian: breakout-link reported for /usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -> /lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) symlinks

To: Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org>
Cc: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@debian.org>, 968525@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#968525: lintian: breakout-link reported for /usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -> /lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) symlinks
From: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:03:31 -0700
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Hi Aurelien,

On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 12:15 PM Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org> wrote:
>
> My question is why this new breakout-link tag has been added

The tag was implemented in response to Bug#243158. [1] I am not sure
about Yann's original suggestion, but I hope the tag is useful to
prevent links to /opt, for example.

Prior to Glibc, I encountered only packages in which links and shared
objects shared a parent folder.

Kind regards
Felix Lechner

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/243158

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- Bug#968525: lintian: breakout-link reported for /usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -> /lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) symlinks
  - From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@debian.org>
- Bug#968525: lintian: breakout-link reported for /usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -> /lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) symlinks
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- Bug#968525: lintian: breakout-link reported for /usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -> /lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) symlinks
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- Bug#968525: lintian: breakout-link reported for /usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) -> /lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) symlinks
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