Why /lib64 instead of /lib/x86_64?

[Stefan van der Eijk]

Laurent GUERBY wrote:

>On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 17:30, Gene C. wrote:
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>>On Sunday 08 February 2004 11:08, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
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>>>The subject says it all.  /lib64 doesn't feel right.  Why add another root
>>>directory?  We already have /lib/i686, so /lib/x86_64 seems natural.
>>>
>>>Ditto for /usr/lib64.  /usr/lib/x86_64 looks better to me.
>>>      
>>>
>>IIRC, /usr/lib64 and /lib64 are "standard" for 64 bit systems .. not just the 
>>x86_64.  So on a Sparc, Itanium or the IBM z/Architecture, you have 64 bit 
>>libraries in /usr/lib64 also.
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>Note that for Intel, we may well end up two sets of 64 bits libraries if
>the rumoured Intel 64 bit extensions to IA32 are not compatible with the
>AMD x86_64 ones.
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Yes, but they're not both (amd & intel 64bit) going to be installed on a 
system at one time. You'l most likely see 32bit & 64bit mix, being i586 
+ amd64 or i586 + intel64.

Stefan
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