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Bug#636383: debian-policy: 10.2 and others: private libraries may also be multi-arch-ified



On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 at 16:04:17 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
>  	  Shared object files (often <file>.so</file> files) that are not
>  	  public libraries, that is, they are not meant to be linked
>  	  to by third party executables (binaries of other packages),
> -	  should be installed in subdirectories of the
> -	  <file>/usr/lib</file> directory.  Such files are exempt from the
> +	  should be installed in subdirectories of the <file>/usr/lib</file>
> +	  or <file>/usr/lib/<var>triplet</var></file> directories (see
> +	  <ref id="fhs"> for a definition).  Such files are exempt from the
>  	  rules that govern ordinary shared libraries, except that
>  	  they must not be installed executable and should be
>  	  stripped.<footnote>

Seconded.

Thanks,
    smcv


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