Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes: > 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 I think the wording here is fine, but this needs to be normative and not in a footnote, since this is a requirement for the wheezy release. Could you prepare an updated patch? > --- 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> -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ipl53hac....@windlord.stanford.edu
