Bug#613143: there is /usr/lib64 symlink but no /usr/local/lib64

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Thu, May 08, 2014 at 11:15:57AM -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

>> Thanks.  Applied.
>
> Well, I was working on a patch that looks like:
>
> +                  The requirement for <file>/usr/local/lib&lt;qual&gt;</file>
> +                  to exist if <file>/lib&lt;qual&gt</file> or
> +                  <file>/usr/lib&lt;qual&gt</file> exists (where
> +                  &lt;qual&gt; is either 32 or 64) is removed.
>
> i.e. try to explain what <qual> is.

FWIW I don't mind if you tweak the wording.

Unfortunately it's not just <qual> = 32 or 64[1].  Luckily the only
ones that would be relevant the way Debian uses <qual> are

 <qual> = 32 (mips, tilegx)
 <qual> = 64 (mips, powerpc, x86)
 <qual> = x32 (x86)

from https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/ABIList.

> (Also I do not remember having seconded the patch, but it do not matter.)

http://bugs.debian.org/613143#22

Thanks,
Jonathan

[1] The FHS just says "There may be one or more variants".
https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/fhs/fhs-2.3.html#LIBLTQUALGTALTERNATEFORMATESSENTIAL