32- and 64-bit softwares living together

[Sérgio Durigan Júnior]

Hello folks,

I would like to know if there are any efforts to make both 32- and
64-bit versions of the same package "live" together in a system. I've
been finding some packages that unfortunately break when you install
both versions from the RPM (one example is Perl). Basically, what
usually happens is:

- The executable files for both 32- and 64-bit versions have the same
names (e.g., "perl", "python")

- The libraries for both versions are installed under /usr/lib

- Some other arch-dependent (therefore, bitness-dependent) files are
installed at the same place for both versions

Those 3 situations make the last installed version to override things
from the previous one.

So, do you intend to solve this problem in future versions of Fedora?

Thanks in advance,

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Sérgio Durigan Júnior
Linux on Power Toolchain - Software Engineer
Linux Technology Center - LTC
IBM Brazil