Bug#621050: Document dependencies needed to use multiarch paths
Russ Allbery wrote:
> Could you prepare an updated patch?
Here's one.
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policy.sgml | 8 ++++++++
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 4aeae363..0ca925e0 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -6214,6 +6214,14 @@ install -m644 debian/shlibs.<var>package</var> debian/<var>package</var>/DEBIAN/
</footnote>
</p>
<p>
+ Packages installing libraries to
+ <file>/usr/lib/<var>triplet</var></file> must declare a
+ <tt>Pre-Depends</tt> relationship against
+ <package>multiarch-support</package> to ensure the
+ libraries are visible to <prgn>ld.so</prgn> during
+ partial upgrades from Debian 6.0 (squeeze) and earlier.
+ </p>
+ <p>
Applications may also use a single subdirectory under
<file>/usr/lib/<var>triplet</var></file>.
</p>
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1.7.8
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