On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 04:13:55PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes: > > Russ Allbery wrote: > > >> Could you prepare an updated patch? > > > Here's one. > > Shouldn't this go into the section about shared libraries instead, though? > Although I suppose that then raises the question of how to explain the > whole multiarch thing there, which is the other part of this problem. > > Seconded for the time being at least as better than nothing, although best > would be to cover multiarch in general, I think. > > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > > index 4aeae363..0ca925e0 100644 > > --- a/policy.sgml > > +++ b/policy.sgml > > @@ -6214,6 +6214,14 @@ install -m644 debian/shlibs.<var>package</var> > > debian/<var>package</var>/DEBIAN/ > > </footnote> > > </p> > > <p> > > + Packages installing libraries to > > + <file>/usr/lib/<var>triplet</var></file> must declare a > > + <tt>Pre-Depends</tt> relationship against > > + <package>multiarch-support</package> to ensure the > > + libraries are visible to <prgn>ld.so</prgn> during > > + partial upgrades from Debian 6.0 (squeeze) and earlier. > > + </p> > > + <p> > > Applications may also use a single subdirectory under > > <file>/usr/lib/<var>triplet</var></file>. > > </p>
Is it still relevant know that squeeze has been released ? Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150508164008.GA16369@yellowpig