[Fedora-packaging] How important is %{_libdir} to arch-specific but non-multilib packages

[Rex Dieter]

Toshio Kuratomi wrote:

> In discussing the new Java Guidelines, we've run into the question of
> whether arch-sepcific but non-multilib packages need to use %{_libdir} for
> files or if they can be placed in %{_prefix}/lib/ on all arches.
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> could also be affected by this question.  (as noted by rdieter here:
> https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/158#comment:3
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> So what are thoughts on allowing both 32bit and 64bit binaries into
> %{_prefix}/lib if those binaries are not part of a package that will be
> %multilib'd?

Personally, the more i think about it, the more it feels right and makes 
sense to allow this.  In essence, one can consider non-multilib'd 
%_prefix/lib and %_libexecdir content to be equal policy-wise.

-- rex