> > The obvious problem here: The scheme is incompatible with non-multiarched > software. It would at least require a package manager which specialcases > ..../bin directory, a one-time conversion which moves the binaries, and > some trickery for alternatives. Plus some more things which don't come > to mind immediately, I guess. >
Hmm. I somehow recall that you could also do normal binaries. At least I can't remember that I always made this sort of 'binaries'. I'm not sure how AIX distinguished between both types though. I guess the 'directory binaries' had some magic bit set. L & L p2. -- goa is a state of mind
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