[F8/multilib] {,/usr}/{,s}bin64 (was: Split libperl from perl)

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:03:11PM +0200, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski wrote:
> In that case, you can have both 32bit and 64bit -libs installed (because
> they don't conflict), but only one devel and one main package (because they
> do conflict).

Bingo! And you have the demand for a multilib development setup. And
if the ppc/ppc64 versions differ in their usage of altivec which is
passed over cflags and you really need two different fftw-config files?

> So now you're talking about full multiarch support. We can talk about
> that, but that's a MAJOR change and needs a separate evaluation.

We've been talking about that from the very start of the bin64 thread,
that's not a new course of discussion.

> > > You install either 32bit or 64bit version and use that. Why switch
> > > at all?
> > 
> > So you never wanted to check how mplayer on i386/x86_64 behave? FWIW
> > most users install mplayer.x86_64 and when they hit on something that
> > doesn't work they are desperate about getting the i386 version. Same
> > for firefox until now.
> 
> yum remove mplayer && yum --enablerepo=\*i386 install mplayer. What's
> the problem?

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 07:32:15PM +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> # yum install mplayer.i386
> file /usr/bin/mplayer from mplayer.i386 conflicts with file /usr/bin/mplayer from installed mplayer.x86_64
> <rant>
> # yum remove mplayer
> mplayer is needed by ...
> <rant, rant, rant>
> # rpm -e --nodeps mplayer
> # yum install mplayer.i386
> <wait, wait, wait>
> # mplayer foo
> <hm, mplayer.i386 cannot play it either, or I just want my x86_64 version back>
> # yum install mplayer.x86_64
> file /usr/bin/mplayer from mplayer.x86_64 conflicts with file /usr/bin/mplayer from installed mplayer.i386
> <argh, slamming keyboard against the display>
> # rpm -e --nodeps mplayer.x86_64; yum install mplayer
> Sorry, you are offline, please try later
> <throwing the laptop off the plane>
> 
> The better solution:
> 
> # yum install mplayer.i386
> # goi386 mplayer foo
> <hm, mplayer.i386 cannot play it either, or I just want my x86_64 version back>
> # mplayer foo
> <OK, that was smooth, now I have time for solving the world hunger problem>
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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