On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 02:01:33PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 09:51:03PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > > I already made this comment, but I strongly think it should be normative. > > Specifically we should mandate that: > > > 1) /usr/include/<triplet> be added to the default hearder search path of > > <triplet>-gcc. > > It seems strange to me that we would mandate something in policy that > affects approximately one package (the compiler). However, I think this is > unquestionably the correct thing for the compiler to do, so if there's > general agreement that it belongs in policy I'll happily second.
It does not only affect the compiler. It also affects all packages that will provide files in /usr/include/<triplet>, because this will cause the files to be in the default search path. Packagers need to know that /usr/include/<triplet> is the 'correct' path to use for that purpose without looking up gcc specfiles. Cheers, -- Bill. <[email protected]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110408220017.GS3230@yellowpig
