[Bug 1026640] [NEW] [FFe] Please transition openmotif to multi-arch

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[FFe] Please consider the patch attached to comment #3 for a Feature
Freeze exception.

[IMPACT]
Libmotif4 is required by some commercial applications;  Xilinx FPGA Editor 12.1,  Fluent Inc. Gambit 2.4.6, ANSYS 13 (display and lsprepost), Citrix Receiver client, etc.
Not all software is available for both architectures, so in some cases installing libmotif for amd64 and i386 side-by-side is required.

[Test Cases]
The archive attached to comment #4 contains executables Xmtest-libmotif4-i386 and Xmtest-libmotif4-amd64.

Install packages libmotif4 and libmotif4:i386 and verify that both
Xmtest-libmotif4-i386 and Xmtest-libmotif4-amd64 execute.

[Regression Potential]
Minimal: this change applies to the building of a library.  Libmotif4 has no dependents within Ubuntu that need a test-rebuild.

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Trying to install libmotif as prereq for Citrix receiver client.
Installation failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libmotif4 2.3.3-5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
AptOrdering:
 libmotif4: Install
 libmotif4: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 19 09:50:53 2012
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2012-07-19  09:50:52
 Commandline: apt-get install libmotif4:i386
 Install: libmotif4:i386 (2.3.3-5ubuntu1)
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Selecting previously unselected package libmotif4:i386.
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libmotif4_2.3.3-5ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  libmotif4:i386 2.3.3-5ubuntu1 (Multi-Arch: no) is not co-installable with libmotif4:amd64 2.3.3-5ubuntu1 (Multi-Arch: no) which is currently installed
ErrorMessage: libmotif4:i386 2.3.3-5ubuntu1 (Multi-Arch
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: openmotif
Title: package libmotif4 2.3.3-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: libmotif4:i386 2.3.3-5ubuntu1 (Multi-Arch
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-19 (0 days ago)

** Affects: openmotif (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: openmotif (Debian)
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown


** Tags: amd64 apport-package patch precise
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[FFe] Please transition openmotif to multi-arch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026640
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