Re: Multilib directory of n32 libs
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 9:22 AM, David Daney <ddaney.cavm@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 05/28/2014 06:04 PM, Yunqiang Su wrote:
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>> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 9:00 AM, David Daney <ddaney.cavm@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> On 05/28/2014 05:47 PM, Yunqiang Su wrote:
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>>>> We have 2 conceptions here:
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>>>> Multilib:
>>>> we have libc6-mips32 and libc6-mipsn32, both of these 2 packages are
>>>> marked as
>>>> mips64el packages.
>>>> They install c libraries into /lib and lib32.
>>>> Multilib is what we are talking about here.
>>>> The problem we talking about is whether we should install them to
>>>> /lib or /libo32.
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>>> Don't do Multilib, it is a dead end street.
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>> No, multiarch and multilib can co-exist. It is useful in some situation.
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> Please give one good example. I would like to know.
Multiarch ask for the same version of package, which will make it not very
connivence.
So for some one want to build libc-depend-only software, multilib may be better.
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> David Daney
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>>> There is a reason that Debian invented the Multiarch. It is much more
>>> useful. Let's adopt it instead...
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>>>> Multiarch:
>>>> we have a package libc6 for both mipsel and mips64el.
>>>> libc6:mipsel install o32 libraries into /usr/lib/mipsel-linux-gnu, and
>>>> libc6:mips64el install n64 libraries into
>>>> /usr/lib/mips64el-linux-gnuabi64.
>>>> With multiarch, we can install not only c libraries, but other
>>>> (nearly) all libraries of foreign arch(s).
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>>> Yes, it works well that way. You can have all three ABIs installed and
>>> it
>>> should all just work.
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>>>> Let's focus on talking about Multilib.
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>>> As I said above, I think we should forget about whatever Multilib is.
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>>>>> David
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