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Bug#621050: marked as done (Document dependencies needed to use multiarch paths)

Your message dated Sat, 6 Jun 2015 13:24:51 +0200
with message-id <20150606112451.GA27518@yellowpig>
and subject line Re: Bug#621050: Document dependencies needed to use multiarch paths
has caused the Debian Bug report #621050,
regarding Document dependencies needed to use multiarch paths
to be marked as done.

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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.9.1.0
Severity: wishlist
User: debian-policy@packages.debian.org
Usertags: informative

Steve Langasek wrote[1]:

> Since we don't want to wait until the next release cycle before being able
> to proceed to step 5, this does mean that a transitional dependency is
> needed to ensure a multiarch-compatible ld.so is unpacked before libraries
> unpack to /lib/i386-linux-gnu.
[...]
> If you think this is important to document in policy anyway, I can prepare a
> patch.

How about something like this?  Based roughly on 
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/04/msg00036.html

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/619186
---
 policy.sgml |   17 +++++++++++++----
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index ec605c6..fc831fc 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -6163,10 +6163,19 @@ install -m644 debian/shlibs.<var>package</var> debian/<var>package</var>/DEBIAN/
                   containing 32-bit x86 libraries may not install these
                   libraries to <file>/usr/lib/i386-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>.
+                    <p>
+                      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>.
+                    </p>
+                    <p>
+                      Packages installing libraries to these directories
+                      will need to declare a "Pre-Depends" relationship
+                      against <package>multiarch-support</package> to ensure
+                      the libraries are visible to ld.so during partial
+                      upgrades from Debian 6.0 (squeeze) and earlier.
+                    </p>
                   </footnote>
                 </p>
                 <p>
-- 
1.7.5.rc0

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On Sat, May 09, 2015 at 02:01:48PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> > > Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
> > > 
> > > > 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>
> 
> Le Fri, May 08, 2015 at 06:40:08PM +0200, Bill Allombert a écrit :
> > 
> > Is it still relevant know that squeeze has been released ?
> 
> Hi Bill and everybody,
> 
> Actually, the whole patch can be dropped now and the bug closed, because the
> pre-depends relationship is not needed anymore.

Thanks, I close this report since nobody objected.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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