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

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 11/14/2012 07:36 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:
> 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.
> ...
>> could also be affected by this question.  (as noted by rdieter here:
>> https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/158#comment:3
> ...
>> 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.

I do not agree. %_libexecdir is policy-wise similar to %_bindir (non 
multilib'ed).

Ralf