On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Kent Fredric <ken...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:07:27 -0400 > Ian Stakenvicius <a...@gentoo.org> wrote: > >> but realistically this should be >> installed to /usr/$(get_libdir)/debiancompat/ or similar, and if you >> still don't want to wrap the apps that need it then also install an >> /etc/env.d/ file to add this dir to the LDPATH. > > +1 to this. I was going to suggest something similar. > > At least, because I'm still thinking in a view other than "steam", and > anticipating "Maybe we're going to do more of this" > > If more than one binary application need more than one debian hack, > stuffing all the debian hacks in a special prefix that everyone can use > without polluting the main gentoo stuff is an advantage. > > ( And the separate dir makes it clear what the library is for and why > its there if anyone is trying to weed out some library problem that > still manages to happen despite our attempts )
I also like the private libdir better than installing a symlink in a "standard" libdir.
