On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 23:01:24 +0200 Michał Górny <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, everyone. > > I've finally gotten around to wrapping up my multilib setup > in a profile, and providing necessary patches to system packages > to make it possible to use it without having to hack their mistaken > logic around. > > The profile is called 'no-lib-symlink', and is provided as an alternate > amd64 variant. Unlike the common profiles, it is based on three lib* > directories: lib32 for 32-bit binaries, lib64 for 64-bit binaries > and lib as a directory for software packages only (the new-style > libexec). > > Please note that this is not the goal layout Gentoo should be working > towards. In that layout, 'lib' needs to be used for 32-bit binaries for > ABI compatibility's sake. My layout is rather targeted at developers who > can benefit from having a clear split on where packages install files, > and therefore being able to catch mistakes such as using 'lib' and > $(get_libdir) interchangeably. > > This batch of patches includes also three patches for base system > packages: > > a. a patch to prevent glibc from overriding LIBDIR* variables set by > profiles. The logic used there is probably used for cross-compiling, > and so it is moved into cross-compiling branch of code. > > b. a patch to fix 'else' branch of baselayout for SYMLINK_LIB=no > systems. For some reason, this branch created 'lib' symlink when 'lib' > did not exist -- therefore triggering another branch of code on next > baselayout installation that replaced the symlink with a directory. > The patch changes it to create the directory instead. > > c. a patch to prevent baselayout from complaining when both lib > and lib32 are separate directories. In order to cover that case while > preserving compatibility with the original intent, it skips > the complaint when lib32 is considered a valid directory as well as lib. > > > -- > Best regards, > Michał Górny > > --- > > Michał Górny (4): > sys-libs/glibc: Do not reset multilib vars unless cross-compilnig, > #588368 > sys-apps/baselayout: Fix SYMLINK_LIB=no to create lib dir instead of > sym > sys-apps/baselayout: Do not complain about lib+lib32 when it is valid Committed those three now. > profiles: Add an amd64 no-lib-symlink profile Abandoned this one. -- Best regards, Michał Górny <http://dev.gentoo.org/~mgorny/>
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