Bug#596899: Please unblock ia32-libs/20101012
On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:05:16 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Well, it's more like one hundred packages, but nevertheless, a very
> > large number. Obviously its a trade off, just like everything else in
> > this world. Either take the easy road and continue to provide this
> > messy monolithic package that doesn't get any security updates, or take
> > the hard road to get something more supportable but forces additional
> > work on 100 maintainers. I personally think the latter is more
> > appropriate/ideal even though its more work. Obviously opinions will
> > vary.
>
> The long-term solution is multiarch and allowing people to install 32-bit
> packages directly on 64-bit systems, which is why people haven't been
> willing to much effort into making the current system work better. We
> keep expecting multiarch to be in the next Debian release.
I just did some reading up on multiarch. It looks like its been in
development since around 2004 (i.e. before sarge was released). With
such an oft-delayed process (4 releases including squeeze), I wonder
what the probability of it being ready for wheezy is? Is it time to
work toward a less hackish solution for ia32-libs since multiarch may be
unlikely for wheezy based on past performance?
Mike
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