Re: please put not all into multiarch!
Hello Hans-J.,
"Hans-J. Ullrich" <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
> What I do not understand: Why does skype want to install lots of new 32-bit
> libs, when the package (and this is the 32-bit one) already can use either
> ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk (which are also used by other applications).
There is such a Skype package, it is called the amd64 version (from
dpkg’s point of view). However, this package contains 32 bit code and
therefore relies on ia32-libs etc.
> I suggest this solution: Packages should be built in that way, that they can
> use either ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk or the libs from multiarch:i386.
There are simply two different versions of Skype there:
- Skype 32 bit uses multiarch:i386
- Skype 64 bit uses ia32-libs*
> On the other hand, it should be made sure, that 32-bit applications should be
> able to use 64-bit libs as much as possible. 32-bit is dying! And in the next
> years, it will not be used any more.
32-bit applications can and will never use 64-bit libs.
Best,
Claudius
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