standards

[Sasha Tsykin]

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Colin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:22:32AM +1100, Sasha Tsykin wrote:
>> I want to write to you about standards for 32-bit libraries on 64-bit
>> systems. The main reason is because trying to install many 32-bit debs
>> in Ubuntu can be a pain. In particular it is ridiculous that to get
>> certain programs to work/compile you must install a 32-bit chroot. This
>> is just a waste of space on the hard drive.
>>
>> What I propose is that all 32-bit libraries be compiled in /usr/lib and
>> all 64-bit libraries be compiled in /usr/lib64, because this is what
>> many other distributions use. Also, could we please see a package
>> manager whihc allows packages for another architecture to be installed?
> 
> Yes, this is all planned work being investigated at the moment, under
> the name of "multiarch".
> 
When are we going to see this? It is actually driving users away from
64-bit Ubuntu. I have several friends who asked me what Linux distro to
choose, adn because they had 64-bit systems, I told them to go to
fedora, because it makes 32-bit app installation very easy. This is
something that the devs need to think about very fast, or else Ubuntu
will die as soon as people start upgrading tehir current 32-bit machines.

Sasha
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