Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ia32-libs
Please add dev symlinks for the libraries provided in ia32-lib (e.g.
/usr/lib32/libglib-2.0.so -> libglib-2.0.so.0). I realize this has been
discussed in other bugs, but the reasons given seem rather weak or
arbitrary, and the push-back seems disproportionate to what should be a
minor change. Some of the arguments I've seen are that:
- Ubuntu doesn't support cross-platform development
Is it really cross-platform development when the result runs natively? When the
distro-provided compiler supports it directly? When the distro provides other
support packages for it (lib32*-dev)? It seems arbitrary to draw the line at a
bunch of symlinks when all that other infrastructure is there.
- a proper dev package would be huge and get out-of-date quickly
Who needs another package? And what is all this stuff that needs to go in
there? Simply adding dev symlinks for the libs already in ia32-libs would
support a huge amount of 32-bit code, without bringing in a single new file.
- multiarch is the proper solution
And I can't wait to use it. Until then, and especially since we don't know
exactly when "then" is going to arrive, a few symlinks doesn't seem like such
an unreasonable stopgap.
- ia32-libs is a run-time-only hack
I could agree with this if there was another solution on the horizon. Since
there's not, this seems arbitrary, especially for a "hack", which almost by
definition is meant to break the rules :)
** Affects: ia32-libs (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Provide library symlinks for building 32-bit code.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277772
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