Once upon a time, Chris McDonough <chrism(a)plope.com> said:
But if "multilib" means "the capability to distinguish
between multiple
architecture packages for the same component and have the ability to
install each simultaneously or independently", smart seems to be able to
do that just fine.
That's not what multilib means. It means the ability to take into
account 32 and 64 bit libs and apps, and properly satisfy dependencies
as appropriate. For example, if on a 64 bit arch I want to install a 32
bit app, the package management tool has to know that if the app
requires libabc, it needs to find a 32 bit libabc to satisfy the dep
(whether or not the 64 bit libabc is install or available has no
relevance).
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Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.