On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 01:11:00PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 04:09:57PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
>
> > > 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?
>
> Yes, good point. Patch amended. (Just a one-word change,
> s/libraries/files/.)
Seconded.
But I wonder if it should also mention /lib64 and /usr/lib64,
since they are also in FHS and actually the path's amd64
is supposed to use according to the FHS.
Kurt
>
> ---
> policy.sgml | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
> index 0bf8253..100917d 100644
> --- a/policy.sgml
> +++ b/policy.sgml
> @@ -5584,6 +5584,35 @@ libbar 1 bar1 (>= 1.0-1)
> </item>
> <item>
> <p>
> + The requirement for libraries, including
> + <file>libc.so.*</file>, to be located directly under
> + <file>/lib{,32}</file> and <file>/usr/lib{,32}</file> is
> + amended, permitting libraries to instead be installed to
> + <file>/lib/<var>triplet</var></file> and
> + <file>/usr/lib/<var>triplet</var></file>, where
> + <tt><var>triplet</var></tt> is the value returned by
> + <tt>dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE</tt> for the
> + architecture of the package. Packages may <em>not</em>
> + install files to any <var>triplet</var> path other
> + than the one matching the architecture of that package;
> + for instance, an <tt>Architecture: amd64</tt> package
> + containing 32-bit x86 libraries may not install these
> + libraries to <file>/usr/lib/i486-linux-gnu</file>.
> + <footnote>
> + This is necessary in order to reserve the directories for
> + use in cross-installation of library packages from other
> + architectures, as part of the planned deployment of
> + <tt>multiarch</tt>.
> + </footnote>
> + </p>
> + <p>
> + The execution time linker/loader, ld*, must still be made
> + available in the existing location under /lib or /lib64
> + since this is part of the ELF ABI for the architecture.
> + </p>
> + </item>
> + <item>
> + <p>
> The requirement that
> <file>/usr/local/share/man</file> be "synonymous"
> with <file>/usr/local/man</file> is relaxed to a
> --
> 1.6.3.1
>
>
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