Bug#542865: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 03:47:24PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:
> > The content of this particular change can also probably use refining -
> > in particular, we may wish to spell out use of
> > /usr/lib/<triplet>/<package> subdirs and /usr/include/<triplet> - but I
> > thought it would be worth getting feedback on this preliminary patch
> > first.
> It looks good to me as a first step. Seconded, with the caveat that we
> probably don't want to release this with Policy until we've hammered out
> any specific restrictions on how those directories can be used first.
I think the only specific restriction needed is already spelled out - that
packages can only install to the triplet matching their own architecture.
Are there other restrictions that you think are called for?
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