development packages and multilib

[Colin Walters]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Callum Lerwick <seg at haxxed.com> wrote:

> Why don't we just move all x86_64 headers to /usr/include64, hack GCC to
> look there instead when compiling x86_64, and be done with it?

Because multilib is just a crutch for running old/proprietary 32 bit code.

If you're a software developer, we generally require greater
resources.  So it shouldn't be a big deal to have a few gigs to
dedicate to an i386 mock root or use virtualization.