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Bug#542865: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories



Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 03:47:24PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:

>> 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?

The current restriction is specific to libraries.  Don't we need to say
that you can't put *any* files into any triplet directory that isn't for
your package architecture?

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>



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