Smart package manager (was Re: Making update functionality more usable (Was: Re: What next?))

[Jeff Pitman]

On Saturday 11 June 2005 11:56, Chris McDonough wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 21:29 -0500, Chris Adams wrote:
> > 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).
>
> Gotcha.  Thanks, I understand now.  Maybe somebody with a 64-bit
> machine can try it out and let us know for sure?

Or, you could ask gustavo:

smart at linux-mandrake.com

I've already forwarded a part of the thread over there.

take care,
-- 
-jeff